DDB Ch 26

As the guests, who had been chatting over champagne, took their designated seats eagerly when the banquet began, Heo Seungjae seated Jiwoon at the head table. It was less about honoring the guest and more about showcasing that he had secured the valuable technician, a sort of ‘display.’daba3499443bb251

As an exhibit, Seo Jiwoon’s value was top-notch.81b8c9fce70c8cfb

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Her beauty, enhanced 410a17db26 by the dress 85aa45b33c she wore today, dc20a333bf was enough to 6ab1d685e4 make her a ce490359c1 topic of discussion.8caac1b2fa209435

Heo Seungjae 39d1fbb6ff seemed quite eb74dbd296 pleased with 3a6c571374 this. By seating Ishin next 19ac72a27a to Jiwoon, he clearly 16bf0b3f56 indicated who was on 9411624003 whose side.11e4c510d7cd5750

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That would have d876f3c6e5 been fine if 0ffab7ba24 it had stopped ecf2b76f4d there. However, Heo Seungjae 13d040301a also placed Koh bbac457a7b Misung next to b5b00ca92a Jiwoon and Oh 58308025da Kyungseok next to 1a7ae22055 Ishin, stirring up d8ce864863 rivalry.556c0416c482d8fc

But once the f930905598 banquet started, he e300a6f753 found himself in 8e70fd7fb8 a dilemma, wondering 16c1ba2831 if his seating a690fe9207 choice had been aff423f37c a mistake.dfb7c019abbf5687

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Because Oh Kyungseok f2daa06de7 had switched seats 32359b460b with Koh Misung 838f44339b and was now 1d5195d694 spending very friendly 21f7083ae7 time with Jiwoon, f44be946ca who was displayed ce43671e6a as his own.ae324af2ce018432

The conversation mainly revolved 9f4024c59c around Florence.4ce41134dba13ca5

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Oh Kyungseok, with his 91460f88de mafia family connections, had 9b06d45a1c networks spread like a 2e42ebb36a spider web throughout Florence.e94a8329cf91c8ea

As they talked, it turned out that Oh Kyungseok knew not only Giotto, Jiwoon’s mentor, but also had indirect connections with the secretary of the mayor of Florence, who was Myungja’s boyfriend.4834fe38c1d0be60

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Moreover, since 0492558618 Oh Kyungseok e61ec176b7 was also 455788c11a an external 1fcd787de3 director at c3d0a34fd3 the Florence a5a6f644e0 Restoration Association, 8238008e71 there was ad58856998 plenty to f70e1af231 talk about.43437278f5925073

Florence, the Restoration Association, Giovanni’s workshop, suspension, expulsion…ca7748bc793e5b36

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In fact, Jiwoon was cf253dba5e deliberately bombarding Oh Kyungseok 36afa03011 with questions, but Heo 063bfef37f Seungjae, unaware of this, 87820e15e9 could only chew on eb180d905d his anxiety alone.5d3893dbc6e88e4b

Meanwhile, Ishin was having 0f4a13684c a somewhat cordial conversation cbd9c760d1 with Koh Misung, who 3e71f898b6 had moved next to 20c4f7f24e him, which naturally ruined 735ef75ef7 his appetite.5a89a2eebfca45f9

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After the main course came out, Heo Seungjae, who had only been sipping alcohol, finally pulled out his phone and tapped the screen aggressively. A notification sound for a message arrived on Ishin’s phone.17ca58bfb5d47e20

Ishin just raised one 562036ec57 eyebrow without even checking 3bf8398162 it until Heo Seungjae 28f5adde24 called out to him.48857371a2ec5e36

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“Director Baek!”826a7a9affe1f310

Ishin, who 2574809049 had been d2dd5add73 talking with e3e22509fe Koh Misung, ce532be053 turned his fe295e37a9 gaze to d68b1430a5 Heo Seungjae. Heo Seungjae held ca9558f8e0 up his phone, a46164459b urging him to a99cce06b5 check it quickly.eee23bc9c1b6984e

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Ishin, looking annoyed, 368f57822c slowly pulled out a54bb0b295 his phone.f22b7a865b751729

A message from Heo f0f4cb7a4b Seungjae had arrived:6e5cce3803bf389f

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<Heo Seungjae, Vice President: Why is Seo Jiwoon acting like that?>48cb5974f0a8a8c9

When Ishin only tilted cf25f1a1c4 his head after reading c44dc62647 the message without any 33baa5e041 particular reaction, Heo Seungjae bae25c3f98 sent several more messages.3a6d14a5dd06a73e

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<Heo Seungjae, Vice President: Are you doing this right? You said she wouldn’t be pushed out by Oh Kyungseok in looks or anything else, but you’re totally losing her right now.>306a52aac6e9b525

Then he bc90cbba9e pointed at a446e43211 Jiwoon and 4ba92932da Oh Kyungseok 53dc42f91d with his 4d4f1591aa chin.d3620639f0131318

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At that moment, 2154ec8423 Jiwoon, who was 58c42cd9c9 talking with Oh e6b6f00db4 Kyungseok, laughed out 47bb503d61 loud with a 6e5f37ea20 clear sound. Her profile, with her 69de3cc708 eyes gently curved, was 620a2fb35c beautiful.b826571b0a055a68

Another message ba9cc2ba5a came in:bf67a6050f6d6aec

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<Heo Seungjae, Vice President: Are you playing around with Koh Misung right now?>308cc4f5b97b2a05

There seemed to be 6caa7147ef a hint of desperation ea1d646c40 between the lines.3b83802e3efddff8

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<Heo Seungjae, Vice President: I get that your eyes are drawn to Koh Misung sitting there with half her chest exposed, flirting in front of you. But right now, isn’t our player the priority?>d76b1ce2733638bc

Our player.c238a0b0acf183f8

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That phrase made 89f917d0cd Ishin frown.62a6c09287264083

Why is Seo Jiwoon our player? She’s my player.d0febabb95ee3cdb

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<Heo Seungjae, Vice President: They say the bear does the trick and the king gets the money. Are you going to bring her here after all that hard work only to have Oh Kyungseok steal her away? Aren’t you going to manage this?>67309a4db9a7d87a

Finally, Ishin 0d1482ce5f sent a 70f01e1b4c one-line reply 2650901b3a to Heo 191b224350 Seungjae:a5ba02c5459ba190

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<Managing it.>c3218d9ee296c468

As he typed slowly f1c78037ec with one hand, a 04a368d3b1 response came back quickly:244bdb77ead5fe8e

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<Heo Seungjae, Vice President: Managing what. You might lose Seo Jiwoon to Oh Kyungseok’s charm if you’re not careful. Wake up.>124db30eea3a9ffd

<Forget it, just watch quietly.>222a0ab68b9bdd1f

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After sending e17a6ce9c5 that, Ishin d8097da481 looked under fbdb8baf19 the table.ed5a3410e3e4ed4e

Since earlier, this d836570ca9 mischievous player had 8b71b4cfab been tightly grabbing e9654e69ab his sleeve under 712c2ddcd9 the table.6d81ea2090ce8e09

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Every time he 2ca045aec0 laughed while talking 4461ef9ec8 with Koh Misung, a17a86e23a she would invariably 13599976ec tug on his f162389c8a sleeve.b0e4de6f549dcfcc

So, he even laughed fca4a460ef more to provoke her 739e46c03f jealousy, which felt quite ed9d676654 nice.0b06594ca3570386

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Now, his sleeve was 9caf4b0939 nearly in tatters from 16bddcdef5 being pulled so often.975cb8c114df56a2

Meanwhile, she was laughing 79ca4de47f well with Oh Kyungseok.d11617a3ad40e1b4

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What a ridiculous farce 65265656fd this was.3c8c6d88e51457e1

Ishin let out 35f8083217 a vague laugh d4fea5ebf8 tinged with irritation, 5a142f1530 twisted his wrist 31dbdbc235 to shake off 55075dba5c the hand holding 7459c0194f his sleeve, and e93152527d then grabbed it.64b94f776521895e

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He wanted to test 12ec2c3ee2 her.defb36003c5bf25e

Are you 057e9b41c3 really sincere 91f51115fd about me?2a0292dd58d11e46

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Her small, slender a6c687e0cc hand trembled in 839cd9a7ca surprise but then 11a53e165c calmed down.d4158676374b679e

No, not 4ae1f219e6 just calmed 0632387b3f down. She even interlaced her 80edace640 fingers with his, tightening 35433fddaa the grip. Then, she subtly pressed 804720e373 her leg against his 2dc32e0f94 under the table.225ec20a96161985

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Haah, this young one 31eb3a4826 has only learned bad 983cb1bc6f things.24c8bd14d92d9b24

At that moment, the 63614bf113 banquet room door opened, 42ab261a29 and servants brought in e21ea1590b the dessert. It was e679a0822f finally time f9c3e59303 for this ef52e63299 damn banquet d22ea892b7 to end.19da6955fecd9ff1

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Perhaps because the conversation with Jiwoon was going well, Oh Kyungseok’s voice, sounding somewhat excited, rang out stickily.7204f4ac20154db0

“Jiwoon, after we have dessert, shall we go to my room for another drink?”639250731ca0e879

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“…Just the two of us?”6d183d41636dc4d2

To Jiwoon’s cautious question, Oh Kyungseok replied in a lascivious tone:01b736b975f50d15

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“I’d like that, but would that be okay?”84eba56c52c01d07

His tilted head and da97af21b4 languid gaze were quite 6229f56450 seductive.a4d8a52a73511d8d

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Then Koh Misung chimed 3b60f5a782 in:5673eb07ae053533

“Oh, that sounds good. Then, I’ll have a drink with our Director Baek?”fb7026bf80b7622b

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At those words, Jiwoon’s gaze met Koh Misung’s.dc284b763ccc3a3e

The hand gripped 91cfe05a62 under the table 2f0c0655d5 tightened.ba2b1c71ba15a329

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Jiwoon’s dark brown eyes turned icy, and Koh Misung, already tipsy from several glasses of champagne, lifted her chin with a “What!”c9c87029905fee82

“Forget it.”835fd48c343dd4e4

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Ishin finally stood up.f548a1d77e303a89

Casually shaking off Jiwoon’s hand, he held up his phone and continued:67e0955cc3d6141e

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“I’ll take a call, so wind it down.”626f973226b294d6

As he left, it 69133772f3 seemed like an opportunity 0c9af0f223 for Heo Seungjae, who a7303bdc4a was heard rearranging the c9bde6a3e0 plan.6046b3e1023190ac

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“Right, no one’s leaving; let’s all have one more drink and finish. Our Director Baek is busy.”6a6c716d290d85c1

Frowning at Heo Seungjae’s words, Ishin checked his phone screen as he left the banquet hall.ce1f40b63dd26c1c

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<Pastor Park>608196fb4f774df1

It was abf672d1f1 a call bbf76b708d from Park 5054904001 Chang-soo, the 2a25f3c570 director, saved 0705702968 under a 611425a58c pseudonym. Judging by the direct cc41d331bc call at this hour, f49ecd38a4 the information he had 017e82ed0f given must have been 6bd4178625 accurate.0d6c78c45708edf3

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Ishin moved ea6887ecd1 away from f584e77448 the banquet ef49329c3c hall along 1177d988b4 the corridor 337c789313 and stepped 05e17987f2 into the c9db93debb garden to d7ec917633 answer the db7372edb9 call.fcd2230e5b82781b

“Pastor, you haven’t crossed the Jordan River yet?”4a6287155abb08d2

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— Almost did. If it weren’t for you, I’d be dead.ea2418fc974b8dbc

Then he 4af2dd12c3 growled in e5605ea7e8 anger and d04d4c4ea1 frustration.7d74a17beed01324

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— That crazy 90ffff7cfa bastard Heo Seungjae 5b1b611ed5 is really going e1e55db3f0 for it, huh?0d3508a9fe2718da

Heo Seungjae had been making aggressive moves recently. He found out that Park Changsoo, the director of NIS’s 8th Bureau, was the one who planned the event eight years ago.61608347cf6f6137

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True to b3f3f0a0d4 his stubborn cf29934cbd nature, he 3989d61ffd seemed intent d4b6e8fa26 on eliminating 34de32ccda Park before e0b29114ab he could 2097223035 promote to 22f799cdb8 vice director, 25779b45d8 keeping it e55e3d5df7 a secret d0f2d8a9dc even from 1edd8752be Ishin, his a6d975bb8c acknowledged right-hand c94dce5289 man.029e5f6336c21473

Ishin, late in a908ba00ff obtaining the information, 2f4ee122ff passed it through 6a3ce15433 Sangdoo to Park, cacaae9130 who was on b61475c150 high alert for 063ec065ea the timing of cfcbd98c63 the event that 837aa6d1a4 coincided with the 4b01e2cdbb banquet.fdd7c9087f8aaa60

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— That crazy bastard blew up an entire restaurant here. I’m not in the death list yet to keep it under wraps.9364752da9131755

“Zero… casualties?”5c817d0d6888833d

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— Yeah, thanks to 87d68a5ed5 you, zero casualties.b5bcbcda1de98f76

“Good to hear.”fed8ac5231fb3f79

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Even after that, Director Park’s story continued for a while.b1bc652cc2adf42d

— Now it’s time to clean up that place. I’ve talked with the vice director. So, make sure to wrap this up well.58b6fb08ee9a2f94

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This matter.2e5fd647fdfcbf04

Securing the addfc9edb8 painting using 44e95c7dee Seo Jiwoon b18184319d and opening 74c2f9ee86 the door c231a27013 to disgrace.ef0ccb6b0f2c3159

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Cutting off Heritage Beyond’s power, ensuring it can’t recover by severing its limbs.96e042f9546a03b8

Baek Ishin’s final mission prepared for nearly ten years.b85c319a816062ea

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“Yes, I will.”47126b00728d19c0

The end f1964ae083 was in 355fa673b8 sight.8c02031f4a182ef8

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Ishin, with be0134c113 his gaze 3745942eae fixed far 77185495ac on the 934bd348f5 banquet hall, fcc226509c noticed a 7323debb75 couple stepping d951acc8b4 out onto c61d70776b the balcony.2add6c5a064aa57c

“…?”29afbd044ccdb8c0

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Somehow, the silhouette looked 728e706e95 familiar.a4fcbadd6e2421e3

“…Then, congratulations on your life extension, and I’ll hang up.”7cb94d50b2fac79e

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— See you soon…05613307ddbd3cba

Ishin hung 72834be03b up the c735c84e2a call, moved b53ca07410 his long a4ed23462e legs urgently, bde81ea85e and stepped 292fc37645 back into 75dde4cd7c the corridor.e55188493eb255b4

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