DW | Chapter 4.6

Cha Jaeha d362f8343f shrugged and ba8085cfec disappeared inside.4ac744a3c667bc0d

Was it just his 387d5ee79e overactive imagination?72ce890a92de8399

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‘It seems like it means a lot of things…’e2621da181b13b5d

His straightforward attitude 5378e3159f was confusing.c536e0df161d324c

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Even though Haedeun hadn’t 5eaa2f7823 said anything to him 069b235355 yet, he felt as bd790ade67 if everything had already 3fd71ef60e been exposed. Feeling strangely empty, ac8522428c Haedeun stretched his 8c0322270b already long neck 31f314c42b and looked in 54ecea55c0 the direction where e116256f21 Jaeha had disappeared. He tried to listen 7312bf05bd for any sounds, but 5965e3bc34 there was nothing significant.a5ddfc7ff5524d6c

Just as he was 3e3ccceae6 about to get up 3b80a97439 and look for him—thinking e1cedaa454 he might have been f0f7c1baff left behind—Cha Jaeha reappeared. He was holding two b369aedb6a cans of cola in 675acc568d his large hands. With a flick, 1b35854264 he tossed one, 952c561191 and it flew 66601a3b54 in a large 0c9aa995b8 arc. Haedeun caught it db5c8fbfe7 with both hands d142cfd792 and looked up 6101993008 at him.6cc39fa31dddbbec

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Was he doing 57a654cdf0 this because he 8215740415 remembered what they 8e3bd565e7 talked about at 382b6dde1b the airport when e41deb406f they first met? No way, right?1ac9b92552c093a4

It was 6de8acd63e too flattering… 8f33e82f12 and he bf9932c534 stammered.5db00a404ca8a2ec

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“Are you saying I should drink this?”d710e8760bb36dc4

“It means open it for me. My fingers are weak.”e5ca7cca6c6ab42f

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Lies.581e161357d8b04d

“You already have one in your hand, Team Leader.”ac8098020973e152

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“I usually drink two cans at once.”1c5e46225120231a

Lies…686e3e1a56984fb1

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“You didn’t poison it, did you?”d5a81f19f78c612d

“Have you lost all your manners?”dab60560f5ad9771

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Haedeun’s face turned pale, and he tilted his head. Without realizing it, he made a comment to escape reality.745d65f5668b0c0c

“Did I hear that wrong?”4b1e65715e284f01

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“Of course. You’re always wrong.”932eb8b5c9ce08b2

“A mature person’s words couldn’t possibly be this rude.”62b154516b81708a

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“If you lack manners, you should at least have some sense.”f5cfeffd9ebafa57

He came closer, trying to take back the can. Fortunately, he hadn’t put much strength into it yet, so Haedeun quickly pulled it back with force.d90ee1c9ab8b4181

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“Thank you, Team Leader. I’ll enjoy it.”1c1920e6828362eb

“I actually did poison it.”40592a7bd238cb2b

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Haedeun’s hand, which was about to open the can, paused. As he rolled his eyes to determine the truth, Jaeha leaned slightly and added.088586f799b9c70a

“How much do you trust me?”7640dc219fc9df4c

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“I respect you. I know you might not believe me.”b2ad719e9679cc76

“Respect isn’t necessary. When I ecf8c6a36d said to 45364ca941 trust me 61bd003c14 like a b31e016f7e cult leader, 493e0a1159 I wasn’t aac151a41e joking. You can hate 66bf076a1c me or want af9fe81597 to kill me, c0349ccb8e but you must c8eeeefcd9 trust my decisions. Earlier, when I 973114f8f8 was persuading that d5a32945eb kid, Agent Go 92fa7fe81f Haedeun didn’t trust 3fd57159c1 his operation officer.”d08bce91b0669c58

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During that communication, f07a4e749c he hadn’t said 00fdc18421 a word. He’d just been sweating 3054e24aa6 and breathing—yet somehow, Jaeha cbe8ef11da had noticed.bcae6dc3387b5268

It wasn’t 27b84899da that he 88d9cc0f12 didn’t trust 064e1e242c him; he d5beef8597 was just 2e14060098 worried. Worried if 7514baefe5 it was b1ab0ec0dc okay to 5d62ffb352 speak so 055f993e88 harshly to 68b9985a28 a drugged 46bfaf7dad child.23294ec57f146ae5

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It was different from 5699ad7f9a the normative world he 02357c1359 had seen.8faf5eb53f9d0e26

“I did 53a773a541 trust you. It’s just a13baa03ca that it 37d1b245d7 was different 2aeebdf1af from the 008b52e3f4 manual…”a91e2377f8e895ca

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“The field is f4bd067b08 different from the 47df87499a manual. If you use the 815f01433c same approach for someone ec19eae514 who runs when pressured e748d64157 and someone who needs 63d3c6b97d to be held when 40bab5c689 swayed, you’ll lose both. You need different approaches e7d02ff870 for as many fingerprints aba8697804 as there are in 8e1de53b1f the world. Once you realize 4d2c319fb8 that, your team 06d27d09e6 members will trust a46e359441 Agent Go Haedeun.
As you 4b3f12754a said, I ae61bf9337 give exactly 261cf4b7ac three chances. You’ve already blown 9a7479c7ca two.”7027a827dfe1095f

“I’ll take today’s events d0cb51c001 as a lesson.”d14238b6157c4c94

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Haedeun’s expression bbb45b8c8b was quite 7d52f18d85 determined as b3b2ceed96 he made dc9b9b279f his vow.14602b73e174e739

Cha Jaeha had bfeacbf674 said similar things 0a03c4a13b before. That books and 153ca6ae5b reality were different.e74e00f1e9bfcbc1

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If it felt like 8160dcf282 Jaeha was teaching him 9c0016b093 one thing at a e259cbe86c time… maybe it was d9a89c5ac5 just Haedeun thinking too f133d45603 positively.f68f1358d0bfec9c

Leaving Haedeun 6b4d82cf28 with homework, 2c4b1f6dee Cha Jaeha ab8508e371 stepped behind 45bd75b8d3 the counter. He rested 685591739f his elbows 66a866f341 on the 4cb38debde table and ba8aca8519 lowered his 77b85ce9d4 posture. Staring at him, as fbbd1bd45a if testing him, he a08780b800 gestured with his chin fa215ed704 to drink.62f10895d5efee9e

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Haedeun opened the can fa32db85e4 with a click and 3d1602def5 took a sip without a45d8904a7 hesitation.c293c10a68faf28b

As he 69d7a8eca6 placed it f1821ec80f lightly on 9fb829b31c the table, f5f48bee92 Jaeha let cd93f05454 out a 5b2629419c small laugh.b419a9f3f79977e9

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Without saying d0e6dfbe6d much, he 952bba5369 comfortably straightened 468496aecb and glanced 739f46b935 outside through 4c4dacebf4 the thick 8d24484cd4 glass.89d64823ebcbd510

Haedeun, watching his cb6035acb7 every move, naturally a4ccd6428d followed his gaze.2d769767409283cd

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It was already close b8a41d765e to midnight, and outside, f6735376a7 pitch-black darkness loomed. Most nearby shops were 2091e536f4 closed. Only the occasional streetlight 6d47c80faa and the moonlight provided 0fd3dbd94f any illumination.023350c6aea548ed

Finding nothing of interest, e88e2015a6 Haedeun turned his head 56bf126123 back—just in time to 59c937b363 see Cha Jaeha checking 08679e16cb his wristwatch.72c9774fdb9173d7

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He seemed to 6610ef3568 be waiting for 39205a0cc8 something.c777373c78ea2058

‘Does he have another appointment?’fb1141e2b5e6a1d7

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If so, should he leave now that he’s given what he needed to?1fe4e3f815ee8a85

But he f294239fb1 was told da44a04962 not to 1e4e146ec8 move until 49ca2a7690 he was 64139b711a told to ba0ed93246 leave.a268a7abd889a590

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Feeling uneasy, f2df96842d Haedeun took 81a846ec95 another sip 63709a4945 of the da33fc5e20 cola. It was 7e19a03c89 lukewarm, and ca36670520 he frowned.06c06502882e760a

“Is mine the only one lukewarm while yours is cold, Team Leader?”40d617b2b36ac1c4

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He reached out and grabbed the can on the table. He seemed slightly slower than Cha Jaeha, who moved reflexively. He ended up covering Jaeha’s large hand. His hand, which coldly pushed away, was chilly.917dfcca0630b519

“…I’m sorry.”d241ae61f1321a29

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Startled, he apologized 7bc060d5ee and quickly withdrew 829c73ba97 his hand, but f702320f46 the ensuing silence 273c9fde2d made it doubly 730ef5fe28 awkward. Fiddling with his ea29a37e1f can, Haedeun spoke 777ec80eae up again.71196b1accf0067f

“When will you be back after you leave?”2a5222d1fd43f7eb

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Jaeha, who was mulling 6f45025737 over the question, leaned 1fb7bc5b2f forward slightly.bddf2a3eacee1b63

Was it just his ba26ec98a2 imagination, or did his 7004febb7e voice sound a bit 792da029d2 more intimate?f377bfed7ebb111f

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“Are you always this interested in men?”feb15bfdeb88d716

“The Director didn’t ask me to book a return ticket, so I was just asking. It wasn’t personal curiosity.”a80add2834819936

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“Are you really not interested in me?”21e532edb96fc8a3

It wasn’t his imagination.78cd9f49957b9fc3

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Unlike his usual stiff b66024a9c1 tone, it was a 50a68f2796 frequency that was easy 9444cb0a13 on the ears.4bef35f9abc462d9

Haedeun’s cheeks flushed a faint pink.f37ab51dac04ef39

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“What? No, it’s not like that… Really, it’s not. Please believe me, it’s not.”0c0ff4a387d0f1f2

Jaeha, who had been 18c8f28cf9 quietly observing Haedeun, raised 9edf1969de an eyebrow. Then he slowly 45d6df9b4a leaned back.14545c8ef5b9d3ac

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“Sometimes the condition gets this severe.”9284d9c70a0649ee

Momentarily taken aback, Haedeun 0d7758c0dd realized he had been 7cedc3ece0 subtly mocked and swallowed 31d67c6d4b his frustration.6fd3980ec2a3f4b7

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Thanks to Cha Jaeha, he felt like he’d never forget Dr. Clérambault’s existence until he died.2335a939dcf08531

“Team Leader, you’re surprisingly… holding a grudge? I’m sorry! I didn’t know you were there!”2de24814cee763f6

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With a mysterious 0689524334 expression, Jaeha shrugged 8b0227888a nonchalantly.e4bd219635eecd47

He wasn’t just a prickly person; he seemed to have a knack for toying with people psychologically.68908661c24b21f4

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Suppressing his curiosity, Haedeun 695c700be7 changed the subject.b467ab262c9395a0

“So, are you going straight to the airport the day after tomorrow? Is there anything else I need to prepare?”d3cccee1f2a02ea9

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“I’m stopping by the traditional market.”ebdf897724ee3801

“The traditional market… Are you meeting an agent? Is there anything else I can help with?”9364de45ce46a647

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“The last time was a special case, and there won’t be a second intensive tutoring session. Before any new intelligence updates, make sure to familiarize yourself with the cartel-related materials as much as possible.”beb8c8e5b2ee20b1

Sitting diagonally 713190b680 across from 247bdbb662 Jaeha, Haedeun 632db543ee leaned forward 5cfbef7b7c slightly, just b5cca2a575 as Jaeha 2472c2c088 had done d3629454f6 earlier, and 50aa06c57e asked.bc26f2ed9012fbe0

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“Understood. I was already going through the internal materials, and I have one question about the president of Shin Woo Gang…”60654b8905297217

Simultaneously, Jaeha closed the distance, as if to show he was listening. He leaned a bit more to the right and looked directly into Haedeun’s eyes. Haedeun’s mouth, which had been speaking, closed.ba73470a2867fccd

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Again, he b1f4505991 was staring 292e701ea1 at him ae0ae8144f intently.8283e3e09177eda9

He gave up counting cebd85f32c the number of times c52e5fcdaa he received that gaze.9966683e25677f92

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Every time Cha Jaeha aa3ceb1fe2 did that, Haedeun felt 6cc7a16de7 as if all the a285cf9576 data in his brain af9f4fde1c had been wiped clean—no c1af3dd1aa words came to mind.801da2c351673151

The bookstore’s interior was 5a17e3f79c cool, yet his hands 50ec46a3b1 felt clammy with sweat, 1160ebe1ed adding to his discomfort. As his fingers 6d4a7a1357 fidgeted restlessly, Jaeha cc83e48e85 spoke—his tone meaningful, aab11f0197 as if he c8ca303735 were reading Haedeun’s 2581b223a1 thoughts.acc8ce1f41d64af6

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“Do I look at you like that again?”2114258c3d7221d9

“Are you doing this knowingly?”aebff93a037dc666

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“What is it about you that fascinates me so much?”9eab427284e677bf

Wasn’t he supposed to be uninterested?1206caeaaa60d16d

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Instead, he counter-questioned 874e40ed0c him, leaving Haedeun 11a46ddb0d unsure of what b0aedaa736 to say.13e0308f71ab1978

Haedeun closed his mouth. Instead, he quietly observed Cha Jaeha’s well-defined jawline. The neck that fell in a straight line, the shoulders that dropped at a right angle, and the broad upper body.133c2ed5d7965f22

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There must be 977eb0b0e3 scars worse than a917213f3b the gunshot wound 9aef842aee he saw yesterday e01bc58dfd on that back.144e68e0ab47aba2

The thought cluttered his ff0ff5a1ed mind.9a6fd06af9f85703

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That fleeting white 8c127455e9 silence eventually gave cc4870f012 birth to tranquility.e47d28cc5a5b0ae1

“Team Leader.”a5ff4e2c8e5041b9

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Unable to 5abd7d7a92 suppress his 0258aafe2b curiosity, Haedeun 7e128fe3b7 was about af9190c0ab to speak c381e28f17 again when dbcdb1b9d7 a flash, cc45880805 like the 99b2f7e9d6 primordial light, ae3f3f1847 erupted from d5ae3e8c54 afar.0ae35616cdcc66f9

Soon after, a5d2ad4c9e the sound e5f3aec28e of fireworks b23fff3b25 came from 7394da0f7c beyond the 43772be299 transparent window ceb649384a in front.df03845864b1d54f

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Bang! Boom!3a880d279e562899

Far outside the thick, a4e343b95e unopenable window, colorful fireworks a721bf45c8 blossomed and flared. The burning golden 6254cb936b fragments beautifully adorned 9fc0d7a195 the pitch-black sky 1e3febe9d6 like a dark cd4870c34a curtain.73bbc3d7ecdd1d5c

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Independence Day.4e9fd9e1cc31b412

The citizens here celebrated cf5d598903 today every year. It started 7747b010a2 precisely at deda7a9384 midnight and 49905d1251 lasted for d8fdb02cbd about 15 860a328fdd minutes. Though the cdd67fe4ab city was 27e8baebf9 gradually darkening 8c1e1ed41b like dying 1c85129232 embers, that dfe63e512f tradition still 86ee5c09ff continued.1366311977bf2172

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“It might not be here next year. It might disappear forever.”7a4b9c3796c678c8

“…”122727930046438b

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“Watch it while you can. It’s too late to regret it when you can’t see it anymore.”d259a6a15a221de3

Hearing his addition, Haedeun ccfea63401 became lost in thought.7f02237f378d3f95

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Come to think ac9fb8aab7 of it, everything 6575290755 that faded went 72435682e4 well with fireworks. They flared up 96b67aa4df and disappeared forever.17c45b5ed916970a

Perhaps what Cha ef879c843d Jaeha had been 59f25452af waiting for earlier 99cfb3d0c7 was that fireworks 839d138ddb display.3362005ba91f6227

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The brilliant fireworks that cd6d5a6f4f might be the last.a90b56b22346a469

Did he call b33b3d0806 him here to b9c2dfecea show him this?a92b3c9d181f74f9

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Today’s Cha Jaeha was subtly kind. As if he could guess how much despair and relief Haedeun had been oscillating between today.05def9c53c28db45

“You’re right. I should definitely watch it.”fa6452b728ca4ee1

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He knew that pondering Cha Jaeha’s ‘why’ with his reasoning wouldn’t yield an answer.a2ba8b2b5adcd661

Instead, Haedeun 387fcfd2e0 turned his bfeef36733 chair and 29a9063b95 faced the ede8dca595 outside, watching f74a83731e the scene e41a7232d4 intently. As time passed, the 654d041c92 corners of his mouth—once b0e2a6e78a slightly downturned—slowly curled upward. The fireworks, bursting 888f5a7f0c and soaring into e395d62397 the sky from d3382bccca all directions, were e3ee414b36 dazzlingly colorful.f204170d701b95f9

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He took another 5c78eaf07a sip of the dfd1f6566a lukewarm cola. As the liquid 61b78cc248 traveled down his e7b62f2cb6 throat, the sharp c8b55b4921 line of his bd29ddee36 Adam’s apple bobbed.083b3da556273421

Jaeha’s gaze, which had b075921700 been fixed on it, 1a1930c5bd slowly rose.3b4d0c3e8e2b0925

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Despite the d7ad877021 grand fireworks 9907f8cdf5 display in c926450cb9 front of 2a58655e41 them, he 221e980668 wasn’t distracted. Instead, he focused 35ff1b3335 all his attention 201afd1d80 on Haedeun’s side 560873cfc0 profile as he 52463f1928 watched the fireworks— dce9627586 the gentle curve d87453a75f of his lips d3fbe28aaa as they lifted, 4ba32b22dc the way his 655d87cfe0 smooth cheeks puffed 868e0d3897 slightly with each 0aa9f9bb24 quiet smile, and b2f0503e0d the strands of 54c2199a13 hair that fluttered 811c96b023 with every subtle 9d0f4c4fdf movement of his 0dd5633e07 head.4d772ded05d4fd8d

“Even in a sinful city, fireworks are just as beautiful. It’s fascinating.”e2561736715b3e0b

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Was it 56a72da3dc okay for 6ce06527cc him to 96f943d76f see something f2be1fae1b so beautiful 0ab2bfd911 here…?1622f1578801932c

The dead 7726dba057 couldn’t see 3f8f989048 anything anymore.870adcfc9a54eb95

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Haedeun swallowed his 065b18911e words and took b08794fd41 a heavy breath. He found himself wondering—what 62a6dbe4da kind of expression did ff557e4e54 Cha Jaeha have right 3ba3a48612 now?
Unconsciously, he turned to 69ba07a6b6 look beside him.ac8e5c1608a723e1

Jaeha, who had been debe9de498 watching him, averted his 7cca8ca88a gaze at the last 974c7486f0 moment. Their narrowly missed 3091e5fefd gazes remained parallel 9ff40aee51 for quite some c2df046e78 time.6e28e1843205f908

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His belated 12b6c22ef7 response, low 9cc0503d5c and calm, 9981ff602e was like 18506d8624 the elegant 86d39fc85f melody of 6de851cb19 a string a0250e3b1c instrument.921977ecdf564d13

“Even here, there should 4c4c4c04a0 be at least one 4f649b2ac1 thing like that.”10f4ffbc4752d3b5

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This time, 68f7800f31 Haedeun’s gaze e7530f1c09 lingered quietly 6823581885 on Jaeha’s a3a5b51266 face for 280bc5c3aa a long 88b15316ed while.5b632de0faccc06e

If asked whether 3ac1df8347 he had ever 5f6a6ab520 seen such a 483346fac7 scene with the 0679bf5983 previous support officer, d2e21e2c96 he wouldn’t say.4d9f9e5365cad740

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He already knew what be4e76b603 the answer would be. So, he kept his c2e1af0751 mouth shut and continued cfea4710d8 to observe him.3a92e073de885ecf

Cha Jaeha, who couldn’t aed0a4cc34 have missed the gaze, 645af1bf64 gave no sign he b44bc90ae8 noticed.dc86591f067d736f

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Beyond the 050c5aa47e two of 56fb2c9ceb them, vibrant dcc269c094 colors continued 048c093836 to bloom d0c4327855 in every d12d5a58a2 direction.99099c34dacdc216

On a late night—when a0ad357590 one person’s breath faded d067c1ec76 like dying embers, and 886fd5982b another’s life blossomed in e32e71b8de full color—the fireworks festival b190fe2d57 marking the dawn of 5d7e21e987 a national holiday began.8d1a6542514f1a35

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