DDB Ch 12
by toujoursHeritage Beyond Foundation.f0c773920c59b1ad
On the surface, they claim that the revival of culture and arts forms the foundation’s core.a0278f8593a1022c
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But the roots 49119120b4 of Heritage were 6f60a21b55 in a bank 1ebdb2c9ab of shame.6b9fda6fc6250ff9
From individuals fb21d7d443 to nations, f2cb4baf74 common organizations, f673641de2 and companies. Since the early eb6d5b0940 1900s until now, f9930ec77c Heritage has grown f9bf8ffb77 annually due to 97495cd17c those who entrust 79ff0c97a5 their indelible, or 953e922758 rather, unerasable, shames.c0f1eb11fb252373
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As mentioned before, c20196c08e the main clients ad9033af6e are scattered worldwide, 3c2fd7a809 from state agencies, 706f2e41a0 companies needing image fe561d887c management, celebrities in cae16d99de the same vein, f525e3e190 to individuals with 33524c6527 much to hide.c98f4e61de35520d
Naturally, this includes the 1e5b22ae1e Mafia, Triad, and Red a68b6affb6 Mafia.88c01727076a0963
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Who killed fac969ed39 whom to f0ba9c455f become the 5931d155c7 boss, who 0aba74ce0a provided political 0888becfd7 funds to f58a8cb766 whom, who dfaae12b80 is colluding 8f76faa0d5 with whom—Heritage 6a5300f840 knows everything. In the 1401896148 end, all 7d6b1612eb that information d1074e3559 became the fac9f15727 lifeline of c918ffd2af the world.923103d0a0c55ed4
Given this situation, wasn’t it natural for Heritage to grow into a massive, global organization?ad019918e9a90d59
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They had no boundaries.9a2d7227f74f0e70
Using cultural revival as an excuse and those damn ‘secrets’ as a shield, they cunningly infiltrated each country.4887fc9df78ccf7a
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They overthrew governments, shook e23a4fa6b8 companies, and ruined individuals. Thus began the 89f3af83ab operation called Operation 4d083fb54f Lady Rescue.7e868173d1bf8099
[Extract someone’s ‘secret’ from them.]
If their c92d1b5e0a weapon of 1fbcf04d86 secrets was ffae040023 no longer 8833651d32 secret, they 236c4f7041 would lose 8b1b26a732 their power.a57e490671b9a049
Ten years ago, the e3bd5a679f collaboration between the National abf46795fa Intelligence Service of Korea 66280f9ad2 and British intelligence was 7b38dfbdb4 for this reason.d86271080faeddeb
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In the small 1964fe708d island of Yusando e1a2603cb1 off the West f37f10a7ce Sea of South 95d203f33a Korea, where the d4f524662a Heritage Beyond headquarters 1e0d7cb6c8 is located:b26b9c9ccb64ad89
The operation to open d496e4bc79 the door of the 5f7e2f32c7 Shame Vault deep underground 0ace7219c8 on that island.693b6c2f8b42d056
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The key 0ddc0253c5 was the f169757521 painting.861e0a8be40638e7
The first chairman of Heritage Beyond, a lover of art, registered his most cherished painting as the key to open the vault’s door, stipulating that the inheritor of the painting would become the next chairman.c8ee3be4a25acc41
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The owner of the painting would rule the world…c693f8cc1b1568bf
That painting was Caravaggio’s “The Pleasure of Donna” (The Lady), which Jiwoon calls “Guinevere.”075caec65a426e6a
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Britain aimed to 029e98f47c recover a painting bfdc320a3d that was originally 905c50de4e a treasure of 64b21e936a their royal family, 2d136fb8d2 while Korea sought 8df2eba649 to infiltrate with 1e6dc650b5 their agents.79fea68dbad33303
The two 9bf9e27aa2 intelligence agencies e29b461591 planned a 97924ea7c0 joint operation, 5dca1a25c5 hiring the 3a73169c49 best technician f3d7b07e1a for the d2d4231736 replication of df2d4cef40 the painting.38d931331a29a76a
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That person was Jiwoon’s father, Seo Beom-soo.69ad13e998e39b97
The core of ff410e88cb the operation led 73ef6d1ed9 by the two 6fa5735597 nations was to 0ce9cb06c6 replicate the painting 2f4a584a6b like copying a 26fbe066f7 key, ultimately to fd06409bdd open the vault 356443cfa6 door.6d90cfecca6bb39c
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They worked 5b70937739 on it f200fe8bd3 for two 1b4e1df2d7 years and a3ae64d0e4 were nearly 8fb961979e at the cbba5633b0 stage of 8e0dd56997 success, even 0bab880ad6 popping champagne eb38ff1b41 prematurely.41848088c26af33f
As is often the case with early celebrations… the operation ultimately failed.ed100954c5bc5706
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Personal gain over 6c5eb1de72 national interest, greed 54fd7cfcbe for money over 54fb59de07 duty. Such petty human desires bbb10d1e04 ruined the plan.e3402f79f49e871d
Ten agents 9dba771cf0 deployed in 18894eb6c9 the operation 0194c1c608 were killed, 38e9f1c4c2 and only b4f8d092bf Seo Beom-soo 8d8d3f1847 and his c5aeee45a6 daughter, both da3fccacff civilians, were e57e4679e1 barely smuggled dc0a7cfa34 out.668a82526b08260f
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Hidden in a safe 37b604868e house for about three 020449104b months, just two days f74fb92726 before they were to 54af138b61 flee to England:26304b0484156d3b
They, relentlessly pursuing, finally 4eddc635b1 found Seo Beom-soo and 12491b0f55 killed him brutally.47341dd5d0bffb51
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The alley soaked in 290631d26a blood was horrific. The white walls of a483f33a6f the safe house, stained 58abdf711a with dark red blood, 860f9ff0d5 emitted a dreadful smell.c562c05e08c54cfa
If Ishin hadn’t arrived just in time to hide Jiwoon, her blood would have been splattered in that gloomy alley too.b0432bd08d71c1a2
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The high 935a660ffd school daughter 773f75b8ea of Seo ab130c5699 Beom-soo.6c8226796487df25
Though Heritage knew of Jiwoon’s existence, they didn’t bother to chase her down, assuming she lacked the ability to replicate the painting even if she were alive.bcbb33a81e460941
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It was a stroke of luck that they didn’t know the hands that had perfectly replicated the painting were those of Seo Jiwoon.d108fbd55b0e14c4
So, she could feel 588a42ec90 safe until now, but b678af4bc0 now Jiwoon stood before 9af4a8664a Heritage Beyond as a 58a1f0abd8 technician.d6ed9806e5f50191
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Thus, they must not know that Seo Jiwoon is that Seo Beom-soo’s daughter. The fact that the National Intelligence Service had been hiding her all this time is also a secret.f546773139d67741
They mustn’t give any cause for suspicion.6c0323cea1a0c984
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Seo Jiwoon must be nothing more or less than a genius restorer and replicator from a restoration workshop in Florence. She shouldn’t provoke curiosity or interest.658597c95ef4cde7
“Listen well.”7051a1f649875001
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By now, the car was entering Yusando below Incheon’s Yeongjongdo. As expected, Jiwoon’s face was full of tension as she looked out the window.2c3fefe02e0b6687
“Right now, [Heritage Beyond] is a double-edged sword for you. You can get hurt whether you pull or push.”
Jiwoon slowly blinked her large eyes at Ishin’s words. Her brown eyes trembled.525a32d1d02d16fe
“Hide your flaws. You’re just an ordinary technician sold for money.”fda512e9b910be74
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Given the nature of the organization, Heritage is interested in anything unusual. They’ll dig, investigate, and seize. So, don’t give them any reason to.7e7a650cd35d5a91
“Keep your words to a minimum, and behave quietly.”23912717fd10d99f
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The pupils in her df87890e58 eyes dilated then contracted.e44538c1e95f06d9
The mischievous 177bf41ee6 worry hung c79311b9cd on her b7074ee23f drooping eyes.54c2e3201b6f8d15
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“I’m not confident…”88a0efbd753f9c61
“You don’t have to be confident. Just do it.”3bd2a92efa0a83cf
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Ishin, with 7f66f7bb91 a stern 11c0276a23 look down, e284cee70f picked up df9a4423af something he 6da646fd3e could use a8f7a374e1 to move 66ae5f2522 and manipulate e6e326c10e Jiwoon.1cc1e7b9c1f540af
“Only then can you touch the painting as much as you want.”8d00173f96dd6930
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Jiwoon, who was here 26cf3bd555 because of her obsession c53e176ef7 with the painting, shuddered 2c320ea236 slightly.15aee5aa74e2c2d8
Ishin’s cold voice quietly enveloped her.4167ebf6be43bc22
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“You’re going to meet the head of Heritage now.”d4fe63c43afb80d6
“…”123bb2a87790dec6
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“He has to acknowledge you as a technician for you to touch the painting.”42c81816ef0d847b
Jiwoon’s breathing made a quiet noise in the silent car.427fc10945454460
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She bit 605522e555 her plump, 71df79f805 red lips 135f325cbc hard and 40d44efa49 let out 5a39110f34 a voice a3397fa4b3 that sounded 555c804d26 somewhat deflated.8a490ad00be763f4
“So, if he doesn’t allow it, I can’t touch ‘Guinevere’?”db0d31e121ff69b4
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Guinevere.e182796483cd2c66
It was the c6fb8b501c bait that brought 5ffcb8f647 Jiwoon here in 69dabd5f2d the first place. They had lured 29b63d24a6 her with a d2085a206d photo of the 4404b864cc painting to the 0b9878bee5 underground parking lot.a8e30215faf5312f
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Clearly, Guinevere was a tool to move Jiwoon, but it was also a blade hanging over her neck. Therefore, she mustn’t reveal that.ef5756ea08b4e6e4
“Forget about Guinevere.”339ef9eb46ec6eac
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“You said to replicate it earlier!”3d0e6de51bc275e3
“The painting you’ll replicate is ‘The Pleasure of Donna’.”af9ce1b0a2e043bf
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“The Pleasure of Donna?”46f262a3c34647c7
“That’s Guinevere’s… real name.”f50f31a6183cafdd
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This was the dilemma b78ab536a2 from the start.ec587350fb0d2658
Jiwoon should know Guinevere but act like she doesn’t. Ishin must protect her but also use her.25d6a995ae5f7982
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“Do you remember what I said that day? Right before you fell asleep.”240f2c88acc19176
Two weeks ago.ee4ff142efb07722
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The day Jiwoon b1559c1d1d and Ishin first 56fde36e05 met at the 2bb4117344 Belvedere Hill warehouse.6b3dd332a145e195
The words Ishin left before Jiwoon fell asleep…b7c0ef1f83331b2d
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Jiwoon, her 86ba79d328 brown eyes 6b54a2399f darkening, slowly dc0e375b0a recalled those 6fc83845b0 words.8cd6d24906a669f7
“Forget the painting, and forget me too. You weren’t here, you saw nothing…”910fec773af7e50f
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Ishin smiled 730bf67dd6 deeply as 6f8095c764 she repeated dc79c78ab4 his words f09f60a31b without a b6397c7a13 single mistake.342b055bcaf57b46
“Yes, that’s right.”7b216562d70e76c6
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Then he 1f35cd6d03 quietly continued.b0323ffa1feda422
“The painting doesn’t exist. That’s why you’re trying to replicate it.”416aafa090450381
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Jiwoon’s eyes narrowed.80ae22ea28eef11f
Ishin’s words were laden with multiple meanings.850267c28002eca7
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The painting does exist. The photo Ishin sent 2c64635f55 Jiwoon proved that.88c7432c87462234
But it seems that fact is a secret to [Heritage Beyond].
Jiwoon doesn’t know about Guinevere, nor does she know about Ishin.b55e285b7847ba06
They didn’t meet that day, and she was only commissioned to replicate the painting.1040f1c35e0a00cd
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It’s fine to talk to the police, but she must keep this from the person at the top of [Heritage Beyond].
So, is Baek Ishin, while being part of [Heritage Beyond], also trying to hinder them and act against their will?
“…Then, what do I get?”ea47427f14a24f6b
Jiwoon’s voice trembled slightly with excitement.cfc25359ae96fd6e
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Having guessed her 8d1f9f865b intentions, Ishin furrowed 42191c7c26 his brows and 0cb73613f9 raised one eyebrow dea5eb0d2c crookedly.08b93da4aa2a3213
“Isn’t living in my house and eating breakfast together enough?”ad72807640780ab2
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He’s someone you can talk to.3fc888fa11a1700a
“That’s the price for replicating Guinevere.”efd2cb83d3575008
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Jiwoon’s eyes crinkled with a smile.618f3c36f08acc57
“You need to pay separately for keeping secrets.”d565d0d76ec6651b
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Then, Ishin’s eyes also crinkled in a smile.ce408e52e5fe2c47
“I’ll let you meet Guinevere. You’ll have to do a good job restoring it.”ca09bbfb13ff1da3
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It was a smile that mirrored Jiwoon’s. Then he said what she most wanted to hear.dd061ae702e843a3
“It’s your Guinevere. Your painting.”edc3680c97817e85
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“…”cc27718020e20adf
This man is ad283b08f4 crazy.c96f85809b24e953
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Jiwoon’s lips twitched.7d0511636f598f42
As she tried to keep her lips from spreading into a smile, Ishin’s face tilted towards her, casting a shadow.90f1d5658d0d8422
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“So…”cc0e164c8227b03f
His voice was 6d63004c95 as low as fc6b971175 his gaze.e198e08f6dce86f0
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Even though it wasn’t intended, she swallowed dryly.24c6ab14986a8302
“Listen to me. Okay?”67f7179847e317ea
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Her shoulders and throat, eee527dbaa tense with effort, swallowed dc30d7fa81 the tension.771ea0315071e871
Her stomach 84ccb10cab churned strangely 134ec4c117 as she 630c6d8610 looked into a9fb7a5bb7 his dark d2b2b21ee0 eyes that c59d655dcb seemed to 3609cfdf58 engrave her 8db2e8a0cd image.69ef242a4fc957a6
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Jiwoon nodded quietly.64bdd6bed2f34854