1. The Depths of the Ocean [2]
Damn it. Why are there so eaa46df58d many security devices?00f33c96be205667
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He muttered 4945688c15 curses as 2baa47e41c he put 3ee7c76196 his eyes dbd1e426cd up to f4a3d9b7de the smooth 1d59878507 screen.6e6b79ef681e5fdc
In the Deep-Sea Biology Department, there were only doors that opened when the researcher’s card was swiped, but here, there were heavy double iron doors that could only be passed through eye recognition.88788d9d75d42d64
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What kind of secret adb216d510 project are they doing 13604820b8 that requires such unusual 15400893ad security measures?cea549f2179c30dd
The office he 80c963eac7 finally entered was a7ebdda683 more ordinary than 641198263e its grand outdoor 53727d0a3e appearance. White walls, partitions, desks, d28d022fa3 and a whiteboard with b2551000df a schedule written on 814898d069 it. The only f8c4e50dc7 notable thing 19e5ea5e5a was that d6d7f98cc3 no one 41f4bac408 looked up a7c5f05f1b even though d821acb5bc someone had 326924554f come in.5409222900f96b0b
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“I’m Han Yeonsoo, who has been transferred from the Deep-Sea Biology Department.”bbc0e5c6b505bf7c
When Yeonsoo greeted first, a black-haired man’s head popped up above the partition.54b00e33cdc280a8
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“Ah, you must be the new researcher.”7de11325a9a21e2a
He was a man 447ec67be4 with tied-up long hair e97c4256ce and freckles on his 12f9514fd9 nose. He casually approached with 5465c7dd76 a casual stride and bbe33e45bc extended his hand.dddd940ea6492112
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“I’m Doctor Kei, the senior researcher.”9e47cbdda970174c
“Yes, nice to meet you. Please take care of me.”7d14f116e6d1847e
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As they shook hands, Kei cheerfully waved his arm. It was rumored that the Conservation and Reproduction Department was filled with the most introverted “nerds” in the center, but he seemed surprisingly sociable. However, the deep dark circles under his eyes, sunken cheeks, and a certain sensitivity in his appearance couldn’t hide his gloominess.cb82686947e9c6a6
“Come on, what are you all doing? Come and greet the new team member.”56aec32b9dea3960
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Kei shouted c34bb10401 towards the 89714ef8ec still quiet 660ae43a11 desk area.c41a2fff883e60da
“Shut up. It’s noisy. Who cares about greetings.”04451a7ce8687dd0
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A woman 23d9c123fa suddenly stood 524f500fc4 up with 1eb6ae2d70 an irritable 718fea7de3 voice. She was tall and 4e31766091 thin, with messy chestnut-colored 6a62e5e179 hair. Already having a somewhat d2a2a5cd4c sharp impression, her brows 7b06385702 furrowed, giving off a cef05f0960 fierce vibe.e642c418d529ef64
The woman, who 38cc5fc1f5 briefly glared at 956f619d95 Yeonsoo, approached with 0e9718d830 a clacking sound 936a000ffd of her high db8ec1153a heels.6b86097b9c975865
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“So, Kang Ki-joon personally chose and sent you. Well, should we even monitor you?”7980b009c36e76ad
What? Yeonsoo couldn’t hold back and frowned. To treat someone as a spy out of the blue. And to be involved with Kang Ki-joon, was extremely unpleasant.fbde1c35c8fad161
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“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I didn’t do anything to please that ‘son of a b*tch’ Kang Ki-joon.”09c5e1f25668be63
When he casually referred to Kang Ki-joon as a son of a b*tch, the woman’s eyes widened in surprise. After a moment of silence, she burst into laughter. With laughter, her stern expression instantly softened.851c30b65903e309
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“You’re interesting. Aren’t you supposed to be careful unless you’re really close to that son of a b*tch? What do you know to complain about when you just arrived? There are so many people here who act as Kang Ki-joon’s ears in the center.”be65b71e00c19ed0
“Judging by what you’re doing over here, it doesn’t seem like there are any. Well, even if there are, I don’t care.”353b475739b90350
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“…Then try it. Kang Ki-joon, you fucking bastard.”5611906df41147ea
“You fucking son of a b*tch. Is that okay?”5f2fd288a643ca9c
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This time, the ae27d669bd woman openly giggled. Yeonsoo also ended 9db92b6180 up chuckling as 8cae1ce8fd well. Despite his aggressive attitude, 50c50b479c it was hard not b2044b11ab to find it amusing c0fa2bfb89 how the woman referred 356cb1ee22 to Kang Ki-joon differently. Everyone disliked him, 16a7d9864e but no one f6c685dbab could insult him, 4bbd73ae60 yet the woman f34e3fa523 had no reservations.64e8c933dbfce910
“My name is Alexandra. Everyone here calls me Alex, so you can do the same. You don’t need to introduce yourself. You’re already too famous, so everyone knows you.”efd7c95439b4f312
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The woman reached out 5593d49a0d her hand. She easily broke her ea6381ccfc guard down. Yeonsu shook dad00d125b their hands 80c9043216 lightly as 60b13d4645 she took 5d31b4d3b7 it.898e23ebe2b2306a
“But why am I famous? I’ve been stuck in my department since I started working and I’ve been quiet all along. I hardly know anyone.”b5eb777c23f2f74b
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“Ha. You really don’t know?”b996de64eef4512f
“What?”29d9df3f69d3508e
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“Everyone thinks you’re Kang Ki-joon’s person.”3e05e6e00d970ed2
Alex flicked e3bdcd6a6c her little c14d54fa42 finger. A black 1967b2f613 stone embedded 2a2d5bdf67 in her e27d227272 pinky nail d97a60567b glowed.4ef82138be148878
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“The pretty genius doctor 52e6eedb51 that Kang Ki-jun lives 39444c97a0 with.”df65e5d7bc06e721
“……”277176d945d899ca
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“They say that even if you act tough, Kang Ki-joon treats you kindly.”f10f53bb445a717c
Yeonsoo’s complexion 91de8a2bdb suddenly turned 12d2239656 pale. His jaw f51399adba clenched involuntarily.fc651f09a53072bb
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Although Kang b59d18ccb6 Ki-joon acted ac83b80b6d like a e9e8c0c172 crazy pervert 59dddf92f2 whenever they b95c8826c4 met at 988074eef5 the center 851b01d59f or arbitrarily d95e36f1ae detained people bd0c89845d in the 7c41c7ec3c office, Yeonsoo 0697b5472d never imagined 2aed50c071 that people 9dc26c1999 would think fc069b1f62 of him cef78cb06d like this.e0a2749f92c94825
Maybe it was because he had no interest other than the deep-sea research that he had been oblivious to the rumors until now. It might be better that he didn’t know about such a ridiculous rumor until now, he thought, trying to comfort himself.698fe47176c84e83
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“Alex, stop it. What’s the point of saying such things?”766b4e853fd1e56c
It was too 1a2d0b944d late for Kei 64ecfa131a to try to 5e7f9193cd fix it.cb49ef00bef77c89
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That’s why he closed his eyes and ears and only focused on research. He didn’t want to know unwanted information from the beginning.39e98960ebd41fc3
“Alex may be a bit rough in words and actions, but she doesn’t have bad intentions. Please understand, as a fellow doctor. It would be better to introduce the other team members at once, right? Jun! Come here.”47a62b7ce7108487
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While Yeonsoo let out b3bc7d0f5d a deep breath, Kei d43615ce8d gestured towards the desk 95aa52bd2c again.6cf3e71b5e9cfdb4
Behind the desk, in the most secluded corner of the office, a slightly raised back of a head twitched as if surprised. But other than that, the person hidden in the desk didn’t move a muscle, as if they couldn’t hear Kei’s call.e6e8305c5747637f
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“Jun. Are you going to keep doing this? It’s okay. You can come out.”8ed8e02fdcda88ea
Kei said in a tone as if comforting a child. However, no matter how much he coaxed and comforted, the person hiding at the desk didn’t move. Kei let out a short sigh and turned away as if giving up.ab2a163ee55da27c
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“Jun is a bit shy, so it might be difficult for him to greet you right now. Once he gets used to it, he’ll come to greet you on their own.”39aa6d47495c7a96
Ah. One person is just “a bit” rough, and the other person is just “a bit” shy. Looking at Kei’s calm face, he couldn’t help but laugh.e7923be10cebfe11
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They weren’t as gloomy as the rumors suggested, but they were difficult to call ordinary people. That woman named Alex, and that man named Jun who wouldn’t even show his face.f2cd1bef85171bd6
Are the other 6c1828a6b3 members of the 49a454ff63 center trying to ec7e91a530 fit in somehow, 8f49725ddb outside the framework e0e83f5361 of normalcy?d301f2f43c9dbc25
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Among them, Kei 0ba8a2da16 was the weirdest. On the surface, he d3077ad9a9 seemed to mediate people 53710f6931 with a gentle personality, 0a75679861 but in reality, he 38c6483ca0 was just a bystander. He just let 33d6317e0d Alex say whatever 7348ae3f85 she wanted and 835c514c89 let Jun do 28bd4f5237 whatever he wanted a06257ebff too.3cf89ddd3f95007b
When their eyes met, f9b597cb22 Kei smiled smoothly like 2559bd8187 a programmed robot. Even that smile 10adfca8c5 felt somewhat forced.11cc51059e26ce9a
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Well, it’ll work out somehow.He grumbled inwardly c8a95ef3c3 and awkwardly returned 95e78a4f11 a smile.cb7a841ee7a85b1d
Yeonsoo decided to completely give up the peace he had enjoyed so far and accept the change. It was an unwanted order, but if he couldn’t avoid it, it was better to adapt as quickly as possible. That’s how he always was. Even though he didn’t like the change, once he was swept away, he quietly gave up and quickly adapted and lived on.a3d99459c9b17bc0
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Still, their team composition wasn’t the worst. From his experience, people with unique quirks weren’t the type to torment others. They were already suffering from their own problems, so they didn’t even have the interest to harm others. It was actually more comfortable to be with such people.bddf665c19991efe
After a while, f98ca000cb Yeonsoo followed Kei f280d6b4a9 and moved to 4e61104299 his seat. Kei explained 323ea5c3e6 the basic d1a6ada48f information such b402bf485b as the d49dd13f51 seat he 390500ecd9 would be 89418de973 using from 27649de5d5 now on, 017bab060a the computer, a403cc9899 and the 3c942a6be7 passwords needed 46c011d58c for various a3e11ed444 information access.5e66dfc633d02e13
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During all of this, the office was quite noisy. Most of the noise was the sound of Alex playing games on her phone and shooting someone’s head with a gun.dc0795b0564ddd1f
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Sitting with his legs crossed in front of the desk with a large computer, Yeonsoo was fidgeting his ankles. He twirled the pen he had wedged between his fingers. It was a meaningless action. The morning passed by busily and the lunch break ended without any incidents. There was nothing special. That’s why it felt even more strange.62e7eb75110ce467
Ki-joon said that two 669e35e4d5 researchers in the Conservation d19b57f88b and Reproduction Department died ee92b71bd3 one after another. Yet no 161cbfaed0 one brings 34ad74cc3a up anything c9d2b301a8 related to c9c51382d5 that.5b44210caad4a4c1
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Is it okay to 1166fccb07 pretend not to know 797241d456 about that incident?860bdf2353d44b7e
The ballpoint pen that e1357d10e2 bounced between his fingers 1a3ca64f8a fell to the floor. The rolling 57c13a9206 pen stopped a83046ddc6 in front 943d9f2f95 of a 16f94e3b9f dirty leather 3a91acec37 loafer. When he looked 2ab39dc46f up, Kei was d539d522ad standing in front 1b9672326d of him wearing dd3901e4f3 a white gown, 4840758352 with both hands d57943dd93 in his pockets e504016a3d and smiling faintly.885d3590d62fb78b
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“Do you want to go to the lab?”9747f3aed970c8a1
Without waiting 047bb8f89a for an 556b473110 answer, he a940425537 turned around 7d7762916a and started 2d8707838c walking. Yeonsoo followed him silently.259722eb21532794
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He was about to say that he wanted to go to the lab. If the secret was hidden somewhere, it wouldn’t be in this seemingly relaxed office.e16ffe0bca554755
He might find out by looking around the lab about the secret project Kang Ki-joon was referring to. Maybe he’ll even have a chance to ask about the deaths of the researchers.099f5375f0c4764b
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Moreover, it’s the lab of the “Conservation and Reproduction” department, so if he’s lucky, he might encounter a rare marine organism with high conservation value. It would be even better if it’s a deep-sea species.0eaf4024f713b182
The two quickly passed through the office space and arrived at the iron door with the “LAB” sign. Instead of finding an experimental space when they opened the door, they found an elevator leading underground.912468f89f719e97
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Can they really raise a deep-sea species? Why did they make the research lab underground? Kei, who read the question on Yeonsoo’s face, smiled lightly and opened his mouth.cdb7f45a17253cbd
“We made an underground bunker for the ongoing project. It’s a real military facility capable of air defense.”41dd04beac2db758
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“An underground bunker? Is it for security?”c11ab937fec1b062
“Well, partly because of security, and partly because of safety. This project is a government secret, and…”2a608d7f02765c68
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“….”99f37d5dbb82ae69
“It’s very, very dangerous.”98362e6c4d2107e7
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Yeonsoo was 3e614afb99 still confused 0858a4e1f4 about whether 97c8fa860a he was a00e1e3bd6 joking or d12c84ad86 serious with 692e5ff280 his smiling 6afc1106bd face. Suddenly, he stopped laughing 0ace8be12c and started searching the f42152272f pockets of his gown aaab54f283 as if he remembered dda9f5625e something.76d531d010ee8a67
“I almost forgot the most important thing. I forgot to clear the invoice again. Wear this.”d56bf44352154ff5
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Kei handed out a 303aebe88a white earpiece.3689619b445766e1
“What is this?”827399548ced6d8d
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“A specific frequency blocking device. I don’t have much time to explain now.”23b56b52d06a9250
He smiled again d85658bc7e and personally inserted 5277c763aa the earpiece into 144f12f91b both of his c250d4c28d ears.6aaa1e238856ba28
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Ding.513149fb7534b667
At that moment, 44f2ea9c83 the elevator door 67af161684 opened.ceee1aaff0d76010
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Yeonsoo, who followed Kei b4a74a120c onto the elevator, frowned 7ab6437788 slightly. The distinctive 892ce60ad9 salty smell 53bc81b172 of seawater 78335ef73b was in 6953d6b272 the air. He could tell that 63fb142771 there must be a 2d84ba7942 tank in the lab 14f4206121 without even seeing it. However, it was rare afa925551c for the smell to ca14786dec escape through the soundproof 01198e84d0 and shockproof walls of af8055e50e the lab and reach 494ed316d7 the outside.1fa76f8236b8e67f
A sense of unease f369f8fef0 lingered on him. The existence of a 1bb1747543 huge underground space that d42339274a he has never heard e4a14b39d3 of while working at 0e0e2d7c30 the center. And the cold smell fbde74de1f of seawater filling the 394647841e elevator.a7aba29e99e971c5
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Continuing to ead3ddbe55 be conscious ed79a074a5 of the 1e1e346512 foreignness of 86e901d637 the place, 01100c2984 he tightly 7d0bb07dbb clenched his 5b431e5009 fingers, which 964d6b6ede had become 82c715bb75 cold.1dfac94c9ff8e548
The elevator, which 69243e0b1e had been descending fd58f284d2 as if there 24f0a91cb1 was no ending, b60f6a184e finally came to a6eb06572c a stop.c88da8f0b986c154
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Just before the door c8de8911f8 opened, Kei turned around.d98bfd9ac743d4c1
He squinted one eye 78506b9927 and said.30cfcbc182426136
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“Welcome to the unknown.” [T/N: He spoke this in English]
Yeonsoo slowly d47b46f72f walked out 22b3ec961d as if d4fa9055e2 possessed by 5d2f000f5d something.2932b43233006636
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What on earth is this…77196f67cc250c76