IEM Ch 3
by toujoursThe students, who hadn’t expected to be slapped, widened their eyes in disbelief. Even in this day and age! Unfazed, Wonjin firmly gripped each of their frozen faces, forcing them to look at him.a3a05edd3ddf905b
“During my patrols, there’s a particular group I keep an eye on. Guess who?”eab88856fca8aad0
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“Uh…Ugh.”7f2a7dde84864b49
“That’s right, delinquent teenage boys.”89bfecd8771c0239
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Wonjin’s fingers dug mercilessly into their cheeks. Unable to bear the pain as the soft flesh inside their mouths was pressed against their teeth, the boys groaned. They shifted their weight and stood on their tiptoes, trying to escape.5875936cc394d4df
His grip was inescapable. The three teenage boys 11c130fa9d clearly understood the power 88252a57d2 dynamic.b18db8c9bbc3c5f5
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One by one, the 35c86ff2f3 still-lit cigarettes fell to b7a02fab5d the ground. Wonjin took a deep 793f28178f breath and finally stepped 095a6a0743 back, shoving his hands f3b1d55ba2 into his coat pockets.28da057a6ab72083
“Attention!”c982f860273e55a3
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The students stood with cf8478213c their trembling hands covering 13ea901645 their reddened cheeks. Wonjin stared 46e7be6a32 at them 1eda04a7b4 coldly.3488524b6ea8e2f7
“Consider this a warning. Don’t cause a disturbance in this neighborhood from now on.”744f9b69ae7462b7
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His slippers were a bit small for Wonjin’s feet. He subtly adjusted them before lightly kicking each of the students’ shins.e7f12031ecf78eea
“How dare you disrespectfully wear your uniforms while an elder is trying to run a business right next to you… I’m letting you off with a verbal warning since it’s your first time, but there won’t be a next time.”9eaa2731eca18235
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“….”cd09744bbeff6b12
“Respond!”6d68f8eec2a92ee5
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Wonjin made a threatening b56bbae645 gesture, and the boys 573bde02bb quickly took a couple 768ff94496 of steps back.0bdc14c0f9ed0d8c
“Y-Yes, sir. Sorry, but mister, we…”64cd844402aa5e82
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Jeong Wonjin glared.827f1dacee239b0a
“I mean, hyung, we have to go to class now…”01229aa09d21a307
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“Right. You should. But before that, all of you will hand over your remaining cigarettes.”4342185020f85bcc
The students hesitated. Wonjin raised 30f0aa9b50 an eyebrow, 96e2adb3b2 and they f53a8164b3 reluctantly started 0ac48b1e66 pulling out 57a11d091d their cigarette 358419cb63 packs.c489991e109956b7
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His assumption that they were sharing a single pack was quickly proven wrong. Three packs, each with only one or two cigarettes missing, landed in Wonjin’s palm. Meaning they had bought them recently, at least today.ef408391f4805e28
“And where did you get these? Igyedong?”02aecae3092772fa
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Wonjin asked without a b8624449c3 hint of doubt as 6fb511506e he put a cigarette 419d7059ba in his mouth. Under his 5a01e9ea33 guidance, Cheonmokdong c5aeb478d3 had strictly 015ae42307 prohibited the 5c99b070ee sale of a54669ac9e tobacco and a4fe4d219f alcohol to 8431fa1727 minors, not 00d6b01174 just in bcf80859f0 convenience stores, 334fc14d52 but in da5fa48612 all small 1ce9c296dd shops.d5ccd85fdd3b881e
He hadn’t intended to smoke it right away, but the student he had slapped earlier hurriedly lit it for him. Wonjin had no choice but to tilt his head back and inhale. He casually slipped the remaining packs into his quilted jacket pocket.07f22ea14a575b43
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He was considering f372006ba6 paying a visit 49d40dfa5b to Igyedong that 359cac69c3 evening when a 1826286cf3 student cautiously mumbled,adcadd1f7221a223
“We bought them at the convenience store over there…”2c49e06c076f42bc
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Wonjin tilted his head b770490caa and narrowed his eyes.7825ecde8073c485
“Which convenience store?”c3663b70fd813183
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“The one on the corner of the intersection.”87ab9e2a1290cd9f
“Cheonmok Central. They sold cigarettes to you?”fecf3825e7b7b217
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Wonjin checked his watch and abruptly looked up. At this time, the owner should be at the counter of the convenience store at the intersection in front of the school. He’d heard that the weekday afternoon part-timer had quit a few days ago and they were still looking for a replacement.fe0f85fba4066fb3
“Oh, uh, well, we asked someone passing by…”debc33e78911a333
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The student scratched 0368753ce3 the back of d6e66ebd18 his head and e1d03d8562 looked at Wonjin 2020a8dde4 sheepishly. Wonjin let out a710afaa09 a disbelieving chuckle. The smoke that f9d3a84582 had irritated his e1beaf2be0 lungs escaped like ca30cfc9f6 a sigh.2233d742f10fb7d0
What kind dcad5755e8 of person c884d87883 would buy c92ab681c4 cigarettes for eab5123c7c a student 44a7f4575a in uniform, db678aa129 instead of f064b840ff guiding them a53e774c9e down the 04ac32a8a0 right path? Did such 6a2959f22e a person a995dfe3a9 truly exist e14a1611d4 in this 1984cdc93a neighborhood?10d2d01f4dcedac0
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Impossible.d5c873c43ef06213
He couldn’t accept it. While he finished his cigarette, Wonjin pressed the students for more information. A young woman, long black hair, expensive-looking bag, matching jacket and skirt, pretty…1a8c95962e373694
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“What’s that?”1e41bae419c22b55
There was no way to find someone who had already left, but he needed to address this issue at this week’s residents’ meeting. He had already finished speaking with Mr. Hwang Gilho, the president of the Cheonmok 1-dong Residents’ Association and a committee member of the Redevelopment Committee. Wonjin meticulously patrolled the area around the school before heading home.0f621f3a50c450ac
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His afternoon 6596f9511a routine would c9d274b6d3 have ended a6b940314b like any 0b5fc8c430 other day.bf68a07ad2e79807
“…Black hair. Shoulder bag. Two-piece suit.”874b46937c0bbbf0
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That is, until 7b6d187619 he saw someone 27c1011eaf standing at the a3938fc1ac entrance of Mokhwa 0a6eecdfe3 Villa, his residence, 2a26585b25 staring blankly at 3570b05a21 the building.259be780b61160f3
Wonjin slowed down, taking f68e4755ff his feet off the 3570c42e8c bicycle pedals. A plastic bag 42011d3e7c rustled in the 3964332c8a air.2fd0d5ba92c72728
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“Young.”4646212078f393e9
He got closer to b950c360d6 the woman. The prime suspect in aabfb66538 the cigarette purchasing case 73a015b5ec was right in front 5449928bb4 of him.d49543573abc0573
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The woman clutched the chain strap of her shoulder bag and continued to stare at the building. She seemed lost in thought, unaware of his approach. Even when Wonjin got off his bike and stood right behind her, she didn’t react.6ae5cb79c51682d5
Following the woman’s gaze, Wonjin took a fresh look at his own building.ee2aa37f8b21d5e5
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Mokhwa Villa, 0fec95a96a with its 3548a76307 patches of 9c6703b2f9 peeling ivory 396e92e006 paint, consisted 088165e384 of four 106aeb1c03 five-story buildings 1ffed722bb clustered together. Rust stains streaked the 5d155ed155 outer walls, and the bccf400cbb haphazard mix of renovated 8762832b12 windows and old ones f3a910b8a7 created an uncomfortable dissonance. It was an cd229e0c86 old building.86977bc3b74fb942
He made eye 63cb9783d5 contact with an 51f2aec5b4 elderly man on 0118c7ef31 the third floor 297b8d034f of building 3, 969ac3a7f4 who was smoking 53f771aca2 an electronic cigarette d1fa244a5e with laundry hanging 3ebc205af2 on his windowsill. Instead of 5b1ac9c048 a vocal 61445d6283 greeting, Wonjin ac2b79553a simply saluted. The man just nodded, 3982dbfcc4 exhaling a long plume 1304e86cba of smoke.369d9127499e2df3
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“Ahem, excuse me.”f23776fcd2c635f2
Wonjin cleared d0646dfb1a his throat 7772a0be99 and addressed 180c42afd2 the woman. However, she remained 41d25cea04 motionless, her gaze d7921ac897 fixed on the 18a99ac8d3 building.63f2cae0110e0321
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He couldn’t tell if she hadn’t heard him or was choosing to ignore him. Despite her lack of movement, Wonjin could somehow sense her emotions. He could only see her back, yet he could picture Surin’s Pyo Jeongyi expression.b1bc65b0cfa0a5f4
Wonjin left the 58dddd2f34 woman alone for 7547b34052 a few seconds, 132c7f8743 seemingly lost in 15e06fd994 distress, confusion, or db959e5e9f bewilderment. He called ebfa4f2444 out to b45757fe3c her again, 488c4d5d6c but she ce61f34048 remained silent. He had 42ffbecc70 no choice 90f687ad29 but to 26688a376f gently blow af3ddeadf0 air into 1ffaf7a01d her ear.1ee6f183c8f2cbc5
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“Eek!”79078773cea882cf
As if she had 88a9a2a7f8 truly been lost in 879fddb226 thought, the woman flinched 33adef4846 and covered her ear 136129b9d4 with her hand. Wonjin simply shrugged f6dd4777b0 at her startled 2cc8343001 reaction, straightening up edaa9ee284 from his half-bow.f0434c1341f1af79
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“Sorry. Was I too close?”61b41fc54a6e2982
“…Wh-who are you?”7fd458aec8399cbc
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The woman stumbled back fe2e54b686 as if to escape, 404f82eab9 and their eyes finally 677e98c5cb met. Wonjin, now face-to-face e86ea87109 with her tired-looking 5d7e82798a eyes, belatedly recalled 9194e6491c the clues the a3cc935a7c delinquent teens had 081b33b717 given him.e9c08e76df633763
Pretty.37515d1bb7f5c721
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Then it 72a2bd8f57 was certain. Wonjin immediately 701bbd682c upgraded the 870d4e7a21 woman from 181eb3d52f suspect to 2b492c5855 accused. However, instead of 5ac4464b33 directly confronting her, 94c4656996 he decided to 8d71c6b153 observe her a 6b9499b46e little longer. He wanted to, for 31dfcf0949 the time being.9aad35ce3b8ed5f0
“I’m a resident here. Do you have any business with this villa?”25eb24c2bc9a2e88
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The woman 5439bc005a looked up 147199eb6e at Wonjin 1d18996dd7 with suspicion 603a6080f0 in her 20c0fdb07b eyes.b2a8e80dafba0fe5
“A resident…? Then why did you blow in my ear…?”dca18f47b8db1cea
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“The delivery truck will be here soon. It’s going to be a problem if you keep blocking the way like that.”28ed6b2ea48b6ee4
“What?”03d4d3990e4e6dc4
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“Delivery.”bc42aa8e35172cfc
“…Oh, delivery. I’m sorry. I’ll move.”d67ab41e4cd4cca3
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Startled, the woman hurriedly looked around for a place to step aside. Up close, she was certainly dressed more stylishly than most people in this neighborhood. He didn’t think he had ever seen her around before.c571bc3e3057f52a
It was time to uphold the neighborhood’s reputation. Wonjin neatly buttoned his quilted jacket and smoothed back his hair. His well-groomed hair fell softly back, revealing his forehead.8870a32285763a8d
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“Are you here to look at an apartment?”5c222028140598b1
The redevelopment boom in the neighboring area had recently invigorated real estate transactions in the surrounding areas as well. That seemed like the most plausible explanation for the woman’s presence.ad2229805dcbd43b
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The woman glanced at 17758829e9 Wonjin and then back e4561d8843 at the villa. Her tightly closed lips c732ff417d parted slightly, as if 8c86e9e584 she were about to 7803390e07 speak. But that was 2c261b1241 all.085df5eb9e967871
After a long silence, the woman finally responded. It wasn’t an answer to his question, nor was it the question he’d expected.77f70c8da67db2d4
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“Does the hot water work well here?”2f860dbd6bec9d66
“Hot water?”da8012a52c20cc95
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The woman looked back at Wonjin and gave a small nod. Her previously dejected expression was now surprisingly calm. Her extremely composed face, with its straight nose and serene eyes, appeared almost indifferent. She wore minimal makeup, but she didn’t look shabby or needy.4d8e55082e13fbca
Her thick-lashed eyes blinked 0bf0a231a3 rhythmically, as if urging 15d769e2fb Wonjin to speak. Wonjin calmly looked d25d21cb5f down at her. An impulse urged f686ba8d13 him to break c2e1fd6fa7 the silence, and 707d6c7441 he answered honestly.98e1b7aeef69412d
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“Don’t worry. Sometimes it’s nothing but hot water.”88eee6a693f43847