DDB Ch 35
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Ishin parked e471388882 his car 0c15076ee7 in a 96a2c273f1 secluded clearing 1ed1843ee6 beside a daf461b5a7 sparsely populated 1d59436fe1 reservoir in 38422f3b89 Janghowon, Gyeonggi 0e6d98745d Province. He opened 21ac3f5cde the door, e747e01826 stepped out, 8506b70779 zipped up 99c3d5ba38 his thick 185ecda2ee padded jacket 43c275854e to his 8c5aef1373 neck, and 0fd84119fd put his b0fe24002f hands in 1b2559ffee his pockets. Feeling the cold daf6797cff touch of the e825f94653 lighter against his 1c56fa9047 palm, he took b57de23950 out a cigarette, 6262b2a06c lit it with ad849fb071 the oil lighter 267989939a he flicked open.a0befd033f5c35ce
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Stroking the black e78cc7af8c lighter with his 00aac3bdf4 thumb, which was b907a1b636 now worn with 737a262161 use, Ishin took 6ccd600717 a deep drag 1689eb1ee0 from his cigarette.5385b8f0ac668b9e
The oil lighter was a Christmas gift from Jiwoon to him, someone who didn’t smoke. Unable to just keep it idle, he had become a smoker.ac9f8cb6a03f2ec9
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His expression 9ccaa6bed9 slightly furrowed 0310a7862b as he 02d47080de looked beyond 6a0278314a the dense 5125bfcb07 pine forest.8d7720384afa57a6
After finishing the short b4eb9eab08 cigarette, he took a fe13ebf36b fishing rod from the eaab762eec trunk and headed towards c3d361de93 the reservoir.107955e5e652ded0
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As he walked along da066164dc the narrow path, he d11c959aca saw a figure already c29b9848bf settled in the distance d67ec27a9c with a fishing rod e1ee8fe36e extended.14dc0be785bb181f
The man in his mid-fifties was Park Chang-soo, the director of the NIS, known by the codename ‘Marshall’ during his days as an ace agent in the field. A candidate for the next deputy director, he was accompanied by four attendants, comfortably leaning back in his chair, sipping coffee.982bed3d39fa85b7
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White steam wafted like mist over Director Park’s calm face.14053501c262bc4a
As Ishin approached slowly, ce4df8b09f the attendants standing behind 7e7bf477f7 moved to block him.01dce69539273d3a
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Director Park watched the 914663971b scene and raised his 548f8d9254 hand.11bfe87690cf11be
“Don’t block him. He’s my guest.”698b8c7010f4ee72
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There was no way the director’s attendants would know Ishin’s face, given he was a secret NIS agent. Even if they did, for Ishin’s safety and the success of his operations, it was better they didn’t know.27858c4b9a80d963
For the last ten years, Ishin had lived as a flawless member of [Heritage Beyond].
Looking at 838b9aa8b2 Ishin intently, 534816178a Director Park 20cf8e43df stood up c0dfe99af0 from his 3e8e50e89e seat.9c3a1203a85a0d87
“Well, who do we have here?”b07a5d52364901dd
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With a cdaf1d29ca somewhat frivolous 28ad65c80e expression, Director a9c43e4ee6 Park approached d314a0199f Ishin, extending 316e149aeb his hand.ca68809db7b89795
“Isn’t it Director Baek Ishin?”4b4cdf87db2c4449
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At the exaggerated a686c04845 acting, Ishin scoffed, c01400fe49 coldly looking down 469b02a589 at the hand 3f25cf7b70 extended for a 207e139a84 handshake.2c5e47a41ee423a8
When Ishin didn’t immediately take the hand, Director Park awkwardly withdrew it and stepped back, gesturing to a seat.ed3aab35163865b9
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“Well, we’re not exactly friends who would warmly shake hands, are we?”30db5bf6a3bdfe1f
Without responding, Ishin placed 866d8075ca his bag beside the 2468a4ccbc seat Director Park offered fece2d3118 and sat down, folding 3df0e31bfe his long legs.7309b059a7a2ec5e
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“Are you glad to still be alive?”3fc5d9b9c06b5e61
“…”09a3dc2d58fdddf9
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“Our vice president, when you look at it, is quite reckless. Executing a plan doomed to fail on his own like that…”2b72852012fd30f9
Ishin looked somewhat 7c8173747c pleased as he 3d7111a68a mentioned the recent cc361e54b7 terrorist attack.68ab8651159acd44
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“I clearly opposed it.”4ee24f3f0491abda
It was a81cd391a7 already a 61876e9769 month ago 839b31119b when Heo 1a7ceaed7c Seungjae had 7d0ce40e6e suggested something f41bcb2b8d absurd like b2cb703863 uprooting the db7b399227 core of 7aa24e6a7e the NIS.19a4e201382a282b
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“I told him not to underestimate the NIS’s intelligence capabilities.”72798632bfc09469
He had tried fee145bfa3 to persuade him, 3dc33c8ce0 saying that if d402916814 information leaked, it c0e02e1f45 would be problematic 0f4af2ad41 for them instead.727b938d8ac9d22c
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“Saying that there are rats everywhere, a preemptive strike only strengthens the enemy’s defenses.”37e02d3c110f1c01
Yet, Heo Seungjae didn’t listen and went ahead with his plan. He was like an unpredictable rugby ball.b21da00608b4e7d7
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“Isn’t that right?”9691a7bd6f05bec7
As a result, 489cef9372 Director Park was 2de463c87c now living with c82d37cb5d an unpredictable time 406bdee717 bomb.c6c26171292bb2a3
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“…Ha ha, ahahaha, ha ha.”dbce67f02c99f2e2
Understanding Ishin’s insinuation, Director Park burst into laughter. After all, one of the rats Ishin was talking about was Ishin himself.7b6096572f6052ee
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“You’re sharp, aren’t you?”98fdf8dc4d3dfc6c
And he was implying c72e51d262 that there must be 158b683fd7 rats on the NIS 5cfc021faa side as well.3f86c67d680102d4
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“From what I see, [Heritage Beyond] wouldn’t function without Director Baek.”
“…”98cc47cb1b16ec3b
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“How about becoming the next chairman, skipping over Vice President Heo Seungjae?”62f39a022ce34a48
In other words:26ef408a3deb4171
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“I said he was reckless, not that he was incompetent.”855f7128427ae56e
This conversation could 3e465a7039 leak out at 2a0a7b794c any time, in 0a3f93aa41 any way.88b631efd6651905
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“Don’t underestimate our vice president, Director Park Chang-soo.”243a7fe801b6c55f
So, he 2a1ace5fd1 had to 9624274e45 wear his 3b1e87d5c2 mask even e2010254d6 more thoroughly.d68b5938a88e8bce
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“Oh, I seem to have made a mistake.”e58a820677fafc81
Understanding the situation, Director Park also played along with Ishin’s intention.ada81f2bab8426ca
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“Our Director Baek is such a loyal dog, he wouldn’t bite his master’s heel.”1f30c59b18c1faef
Chuckling and mocking Ishin to his heart’s content, Director Park eventually swallowed his laughter and continued.ba5be3ca02e7c9fd
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“Well, well, I’ll clear the space here. I feel a bit embarrassed bringing four people when you came alone.”533d6f6312099ec0
With a d77c2cd30d grin, Director 779a63bf4a Park coldly 8ab9bcbcd0 commanded his 9795cf1bb7 attendants:fbcac453f4a5d9f8
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“Everyone, wait at the parking lot.”7f901712fe0162cb
“But, Director.”63fe2b4c5224119d
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“Would Heritage make the same mistake twice? It’s fine, step back. We have private matters to discuss.”e904ec958760d84a
Reluctantly, the attendants withdrew at Director Park’s order.dcf425ab67ef2345
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Once he d036b977c1 confirmed they 816b6588b8 had disappeared b34d2351cb beyond the 4aaca223fe pine forest, 92b992830f Ishin took 092b9f5ce9 out a a3533952e9 device the dbe5f32514 size of 56057822f9 half a 75d4e88420 palm from 637250fd7d his bag 792db528ab and pressed f794f9f97e a button.e82ced761c2e299a
Beep, beep.a23300ae17dbfbb0
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Both Ishin and Director 4650b4b8b6 Park looked at the e8fe9edec5 device seriously as it aa924eca8c beeped and flashed a 272e5fe72c red light, which then bbf9a0cb0e turned green.60e2af275164c4c1
Director Park let out f96d702708 a sigh of relief 418cea47ae and spoke.400c6a646903fdb8
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“No bugs, so now we can talk.”211c1a396e52ec97
Just then, 442fa23dec a signal ddf343d17d came from ac88356037 the fishing 402e6a6afd rod, and 7f345e36f8 he stood d1cfee7e88 up, continuing bd5301e682 to speak.217a4a30a1635f72
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“What’s going on? Has something else happened?”fd382c1318a71932
Since receiving Ishin’s call, Director Park hadn’t slept well for days. As Ishin had mentioned, Heo Seungjae might be rash, but he wasn’t incompetent.2b54462114fc8205
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Having targeted Park, 0443f3d22f he would have ac0f6429d2 to live like c1d0123d8d he was walking e7e9b9fe23 on thin ice 4e38131b05 from now on.89ffc46a6d88de86
Or he could 4e15c602f5 deal with Heo a0aa174220 Seungjae quickly.4d255a7371c82e1d
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“Have you found a way?”6066a7fc3b1d0c0a
He believed that 0bef24d735 Ishin would definitely ef738b0588 find a way.02ddcc713ea9f8db
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But then what?1620fceb434e1630
“Seo Jiwoon’s memory erasure.”43e20c7c7bdc7c62
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Ishin brought up b98644b165 something entirely different.864badb85a68a020
“Can it recover on its own?”771cdbc824bf85a2
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With a 304baf2646 serious look, 5da1189c9a Ishin opened 6bf3fcadca up again.7189aef00e589645
“No, have you considered other side effects that might come with memory erasure?”54921d514c1df613
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Director Park’s face contorted for a moment.c4d816a12bd9adbd
“What are you talking about?”4a3c552bec29a816
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“The kid…”c23646432f35b29d
Ishin’s breathing became uneven, and his voice trembled.0706e913f976d340
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After a e18151f169 brief pause, 39ce32feb9 Ishin continued.2bbfc5801dcde12a
“She’s… not just malfunctioning.”d04944b28e3daa08
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Eight years ago, it 77c8aff7c9 was still in the f3fd661331 experimental stage.587dd593c4090dc1
A method 65a906158b involving passing 1bef72c5bc a micro-current 9b71eeb49d through the f7504f92b9 cerebral cortex b1752fa72b and subcortical a550e7a76d areas of 5246c723e2 the brain, 7654e50822 simultaneously administering 72b2c21513 special drugs 761dfe247d to sever f01c6a5124 the link 1fae981131 between long-term 910ce193d4 memory and 3b502d944e surface consciousness, bedc7af2b5 starting with 43f3d015c1 the most 58495e401f recent memories.0917d0a1ffa72d4f
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It wasn’t exactly erasing memories but rather dispersing the connection with consciousness before related memories could be triggered by environment or circumstances.4f6a92ace45c1811
In conclusion, it was a new technique of memory manipulation where the owner of the brain wouldn’t even realize they had those memories.0450d5b88f502560
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Only two years ago did it stabilize enough for internal approval within the NIS…a59fd4760fdeacf6
But even a503d8eb66 if it 26b8d5546d was stabilized, 08a0a40dac there could ee0f928b84 have been 50f509b92a minor side e9c79584d1 effects back 45f44dc25f when it baa17e0019 was experimental. There were no b265544b03 alternatives, so they 1a88416ff1 risked the side ca50893d23 effects and proceeded.4220fc060fb35265
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“Malfunctioning?”1266f8c47588b427
No, no.14e11b31fd6e52bc
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Shaking his head, 1355ad382b Director Park changed c1beca3e88 his question.0f16b07d3dda65d3
“Start by explaining what you meant by memory recovering on its own. What are you talking about?”b40517b3b4712eed
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