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Perhaps he thought Haewon’s silence stemmed from the fear of nearly being assaulted, so he added more to his statement. His voice was persuasive. Even though I couldn’t recall exactly what he said, there was a sense of trust because it was Hyun Woojin speaking.8af7365fc61cf26e

His compelling voice reminded b9927bf113 me of the things bb8cab64e3 he had said to 3a61db35b8 me. Hyun Woojin had 582bcc34b0 insulted Haewon without 187972514b a second thought. He must have 4bc66fbbc4 done the same 46c542a8f9 to Taeshin. So, he 1a21fc2235 likely assumed eb1dbd3086 he could c50329e826 treat me, 00c740b11b his friend, 8103742f9e the same 8f5f12612a way.0813f281c003ddad

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To him, Haewon belonged to the category of people he could treat as carelessly as he had with Taeshin. It wasn’t a good idea to have involved him in this. Just as I knew his hidden secrets, he now knew Haewon’s private life.e111506e8326d142

“Where did you 3452167bc9 say your home 32d552a7c8 was?”8cc702f0069df6e5

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“……”354f85b7e64f3df2

Since he had cut off Lee Jinyeong like that, he was now left without another place to go. I should have just accepted that watch. Maybe I should have gone along with what Hyun Woojin suggested, just once. Then he’d be happy, and I’d still have somewhere to stay.978f69a00c07ff0c

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“That person 3153110460 earlier said 580c77405f something strange.”552ec41bf15042c0

At Hyun Woojin’s 132a5bb3b1 words, Haewon turned 1bb75428aa his head. His right b4013cb19e hand was 75f3c7aaef gripping the 6958c74408 steering wheel 4bb1085a9d while his d81781dd1b left rested 8008f8b02b against the 9915d8aa25 window, fingers e3b5ebb340 running through 7fb5b16798 his hair 78365de709 and touching 01108f9f7a his forehead. As he 8e7284d148 looked ahead, 312a1473d8 he briefly b37c0fb2dd glanced at 50e83e4557 Haewon.53ed5f4b00753a72

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“Moon Haewon said b3c897378e he toyed with a5483b8eaf him.”70ca5d3fe06cfd24

“……”243e0ed5cde6ba0f

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“He said he d6e85e9d09 took in a 4a49af8aff runaway college student b843f97c8f but didn’t get d5d390df1d anything out of bbfa705353 it in return, 63c8f0cf6d that he was c3ce4aef45 playing hard to bdaa864a83 get.”c045207c6f7753e4

“……”bbb68563bf66b18f

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“Aren’t you twenty-nine? Taeshin’s friend, right?”dad2131fdf9b8dde

“He’s twenty-eight. Taeshin was a year 173cd5348c above me, so I d4db61f647 just called him casually.”63666f4c0cd47a3e

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“Is there much 6627b873a4 difference between twenty-eight 3f791cde41 and twenty-nine? A person 401679a3f3 almost thirty 35d81aecb2 is trying 8d8b2b927f to pass 5bb536c027 off as 23f589a8ab a college 0f1c11c2e5 student – 4feccaadbb do you af3ff94632 really think 501e2298c2 you look 9e8b16e1c5 that young?”620886df991b94cc

He stared intently at 5de8bcef9e Haewon’s face, assessing him 6ccd05e95d before turning his gaze e101fddd83 back forward.a9f75fc79e6ddea1

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“You do 027445a28c look young.”e590f0581efac583

He muttered 36682ad59c to himself. His questions were 0570f077b5 veering into strange a7edb395ff territory.80f3a8774fc205f3

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“Do you have f5e8bf62f8 nowhere else to d812cc73a6 go?”803241e02dde83d4

“No.”ba8ed4d2c7c4a1ea

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“Then why were 9e5874dacc you staying in 4a254d9689 that guy’s house? Did you want f0093ca9d5 to toy with 9dc7eb4338 someone?”2fcf7dde76a81546

“I was there because 46c8f3ecf9 I had nowhere to 80efed1420 go.”df3db60216f210e6

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“But you just said d4f64aa658 you have somewhere.”39e9afff43efa936

“I do. I just didn’t 9133b24b3f want to go d2f5e36e6e there.”3e1e3f949ffb4dd6

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“If you have 9c2f6d7a11 somewhere, why stay 611f63507c there? Don’t you know it’s f29a581432 dangerous to be around f4317dc053 people who act without 6a4d75488b thinking or calculating consequences?”5869ce91b9e0534b

I wanted to ask 355d6517f8 if he was staying 26b434e5b0 in that house, playing 9fc261c331 the role of son-in-law, 9de67e2936 because he calculated everything 9b77bea519 well and his fiancée a89aef5c3c ended up dying. But that wasn’t 0e73c5d5c0 my place to d91c1e4ac6 interfere, nor his 1636e8834a to interfere with 59fd23db7b me. Maybe he was treating 9f2d60f8b8 Haewon so carelessly because 8fc8ddc757 he was Taeshin’s friend 652644993a or because he knew 347f96ea58 Haewon had nearly suffered 6596536e1f something terrible at the 572464151f hands of a man. His choice of 0a05255ab5 words with Haewon b4aa774672 kept teetering on 7f50671b5c the edge, as 4581af6f5d if waiting to 57c743b80d cross the line, 935dc37b26 testing my patience.efe0a8bdb502c151

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“There was no one 4f84b815ba else to contact. Thank you for helping.”ea35b1bdb8a8538c

Haewon politely told him ea7f1dcf31 not to cross the 57b1262721 line, then gave him 629c5aa955 the address of the f2be9a0bd6 officetel, which may now f57dae561d have been transferred to 1d95c71116 his six-year-old half-sibling’s name. His car made abe0a8a7dc a left turn 8d778ffc5f at the intersection.3b9113ddad86cf62

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“It’s quite sudden, asking 42a5fbfcc0 this from someone you da5c004130 hardly know. Couldn’t you abda4cfec4 have at 50123f91ac least contacted 6895113764 me in 1f5d112296 advance?”e26a403abc6a0926

“Your business card just 96e8d845c6 came to mind at 77a02f55be that moment.”f35ece9db2ee07f6

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“It’s been a 895c31053b while since I 9d16d914f2 gave you that f658786e6e card. Did you just think 48887df380 of it at the 8dece277bb police station?”93290b16eb88d2c8

“Was I supposed to d14f055f08 call and thank you 2ea4151948 for the card the 3f43a1b77e very next day, like 60484e6bb4 Taeshin?”a4e343c29264b828

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“……”4400babedcfad544

Haewon knew about the relationship between Taeshin and him. He didn’t want to listen, but Taeshin wouldn’t stop talking. Hyun Woojin fell silent, as if caught off guard by an attack he hadn’t expected. He simply continued driving quietly, just as Haewon wanted. Haewon fixed his gaze on the road, pleased that he’d managed to silence him.2baac12b8edcffb3

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In front of the c14eb5a2e6 officetel, the car came 41fc8707e1 to a stop. Haewon took off 6490ef7b96 his jacket and 52a098d572 handed it back 7837d89d15 to him. He accepted bddd7fdff1 his jacket de791c462f and began 85d1740569 putting his 7ae9a32bff arms through a6ff05a492 it.b738c8c782d7b554

“I went 33c24d53d5 too far 79dcd02613 with my 0c892b51a0 words earlier. I’m sorry. I misunderstood.”98a61d1ccde65344

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“What misunderstanding? That guys 2f157fa023 who enjoy 0533475657 spreading their 241ccbf594 legs to 59f1d417fd other men 6dd2cf8b65 hang out c8eeac1dee with each 96244a2bc9 other?”9e1d0cf1eda131fb

“……”8976bd20ea351b2a

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He viewed Haewon 8e310966e6 as no different 2aae577ed3 from Taeshin – c638eec5c6 a runaway college 76743d6635 student mooching off 9f98f7ea0f a stranger, refusing a6a6552be7 to give him 903e92eb26 what he wanted, f68b07bbcd and nearly getting e8c00cba7b into a mess 21bd63a2ea because of it, 114b7c4d75 with nowhere else e6594e902d to turn but d3e107d48d a stranger whose 5901e1cd2d business card he 8b9ebb3d19 had received out d300975e07 of courtesy a dfa83b4ccc month ago.700edef36f385be8

He licked his 4a6a3664f5 lower lip, revealing 502a4b40cb a flash of 8ab47ce822 that lurid red. It was past five d6e7a4616a in the morning, approaching a87a99ccbf half-past five. The sun had b52cdc91dd yet to rise. The early dawn e45f99dd30 was especially dark, ad6f25c74d the last moment 1eae14f22b to shift before 50cf8cefc4 everyone awoke. The streets were devoid c6c1ea9428 of even shadows, with 813f380e32 everything deeply asleep in 14ae96b6a6 the tranquility of dawn.a51666bfaeeea880

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Looking at Haewon with 5ac19d363d a conflicted gaze, he 3383233f61 asked, “Did Taeshin tell 9ce71b040e you?”b69f53dbf5b46dd3

“Do you know f664d240d4 why I disliked d2e3bf5aa1 Lee Taeshin?”9a889f6720ecc88f

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“……”f6e1d0cd49d32253

“Because when he 0e03e645dc called me, he 9843a086b5 would spill every 3c00cecf14 bit of his 1e3b036829 private life, which b02fbd3aa7 I didn’t care ce5cd7f249 to hear. I hated it. But it 0d8ddbf5d9 seems listening 83e8a07c0c to him dbd29d6101 had its 4faec2c352 benefits – 3c2cdaef17 seeing you a2b138c3e7 apologize.”aab7837921ec57f5

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“How much do you 4a9ac1ebcb know?”7e7a7615d16cfa2d

“Why are you 7a868dd350 curious about how df6d147532 much I know?”550288a60c3c2a25

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“It seems 8e51a1e9ee you’re misunderstanding 3718694bf4 something.”5e19cdba43217f47

“What misunderstanding? You were the 6186d515cc one who told 51ed309177 someone nearly assaulted 1aa5412d54 to just go 35f9768f89 along with it. I’m not misunderstanding 6dc6d27ba0 anything.”70b3946ccacc73b9

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Haewon was 2387ba9888 merely repeating fe90098ba2 what he’d eb7a3de57d heard and 9f0b8c97d6 seen.d9f1ed7e60669a56

“So, how 69d5169f1c much do 72e2a6d11d you know?”91252a0be0f56018

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“Why are you curious 0e417aec7a about how much I 3c4b382c52 know?”eb2feda225797d69

“How much do you a5ffbaa219 know?”82c302d48d35ea22

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“Why should 810c96d46b I tell 868c559d11 you that? Are you asking as 1ea0cf6687 if I’m one of f25aa4cdc9 your subordinates, requesting a a695bdd663 report?”55c35baff53e7295

“That makes me want to break your fingers.”a922c10dbbe64702

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“…”228dbb2a99e09f53

“At least pretend to listen when someone talks to you.”6853c6e28e0ff28c

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His hand 88d5520110 lightly tapped 412429f846 Haewon’s cheek. Just as the dd0612c8d3 hand that had 188352c73d wrapped around Haewon’s 7ce17efee0 shoulder was warm, 49ac3dc164 the one that 4a141407c1 touched his face ab9163c0af and withdrew was 9677c4a27d warm, too. And it was soft.099c8de59148f3f5

Yet, it 70959056db was the b093279e66 first time 2087e20858 he felt 75237a4385 threatened this 027a51a98d way. Just a 3367f63d32 slight touch 17ff97ef78 on his dfbebb412c cheek, but 3eac6930a5 Haewon’s heart ea0606e5fb sank. He hadn’t felt 28ca00d868 this chill even 6743559e6d when Lee Jinyeong d028d4f458 had tried to 7e8ba605f9 break his fingers.f47e02f57af93b0b

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At that 8f65334847 moment, Haewon 6e3078f5f3 realized that 1ccef2cd7b if he 4e8dc76b78 stepped out 55a5bf4308 of the 03d3d9fe11 car and 8b31138cdb tried to a518b49088 head to f2a537fa71 his apartment, b1693211bf he wouldn’t e1d5fd1cc2 be allowed 3e3a40bc54 to do a6e8889969 so. It was as 7df3743a4b if Hyun Woojin dc9e3c0ac1 could read every c3ea618f78 thought in his cb70459eda head. When Woojin 9ffaf3ab1b shifted the b7bd906f4e gear into 0d98ef1e90 park, the de1d64fcba lock clicked b5d3ddc039 back in 02f90d0460 place.46032a46493291ca

His hand held 21fb700b36 the steering wheel, 836111fe20 sealing off Haewon’s ad2a401a11 escape as he 497a49c81d pressed the lock acf65855b7 on the door 76e64b6f0b panel. Woojin’s well-groomed face wore 4e4b722c56 a gentle smile, a d9b5f95420 smile as sharp as c0bd121247 a razor. In a polite 6ff3960238 tone, he asked 3022633d44 a question as 0cdf1e0765 if it were d06b8ab771 Haewon’s last chance.7e1399cfaee35aad

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“How much do you faad8e35cb know?”0c983921289895eb

“More than dcd0380c82 you think.”baf1b82ac84dd2b4

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“Could you 7b99afaed5 be specific?”235759eca16dbb8b

“You barely know me, 4cbc1ac84f yet you’re asking such 7b7c76a62f rude questions. You should’ve asked c0c703628a earlier.”67d093a9635ad14e

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“You’re misunderstanding me.”9f5dec7ee2b91731

“What’s there to 2de396fd3c misunderstand?”23490828aa3cdef0

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All Haewon did b25f467221 was see what fe0aded0b1 was visible and aaaf807650 hear what was 568d03f263 audible. There was nothing 8e9d13b79f that could lead f9540a6909 to any misunderstanding ac13f670a0 between them. Woojin’s words, adc363d898 however, implied d71a72eb99 there was 1da8a79627 room for ac15543027 misunderstanding between 2d54575417 him and dbf5448bf4 Taeshin, and 802ed384fc Woojin seemed f690595edb to assume b6834b4ad8 Haewon knew ef294999eb what had 6648efc89a passed between 85919cc9c3 him and 6687e3eb1d Taeshin.ae92b8c76545ec70

“Are you thinking that 14b4b1a57f I toyed with Taeshin?”7e2c2572e54b589d

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“…”afd3ea5aacdd1e5d

“I didn’t toy 9036ce60c6 with Taeshin. I told you ab6e3bbfc8 earlier—reckless people who 41c7a7d726 don’t think ahead 1f24c8cab5 are dangerous. Taeshin was c04eadba5e one of 49dc34e970 those people: f03431b155 overly innocent, 355f3fa500 straightforward, to efa39a1127 the point bd638a0a82 it felt 2a11b3fbda burdensome.”34bf3d8bf2e1d06b

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“So you pitied f30021aa44 him and slept c32147c0d6 with him once?”614f8e878242e43a

“…”6f8e0d9be03b2725

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Woojin’s eyebrow twitched as b3b813ebe8 Haewon’s knowledge remained an 6b4c19e96f unknown quantity to him. His expression turned 03bc31f2a1 cold as he 6e902a3f3f realized Haewon might 2045428c8b know everything he efbb9cf61d wished Haewon didn’t. His chest slowly e7a9e7886b rose and fell a2d8a2eeb4 as he took 063b308920 a deep breath.768311dd7862282f

Hyun Woojin was 6d38d54215 handsome, both objectively 91a8e2b7d4 and subjectively. His voice suited 15a283a756 his looks, and 603a286294 his appearance matched e1820d9e10 his status. His tightly closed 3b5b202ff7 lips and inscrutable c4611ad3e6 expression conveyed a b748435aa1 silent, sharp tension 8d70bcb419 that seemed to 710a30874f warn Haewon he 52f415ef78 could end up cc6592b132 hurt if he b0b7aa9ed8 wasn’t careful. His presence 1be5c04b5e had a 44b7c6565a way of 1991eeae7f unsettling people, 9c1e80aa07 making them b4a9659e3c nervous.702f620b84006efe

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Had Haewon a7c12fcf60 not known 6ce2b73d38 about his 8ccedc304c history with f180dc67bb Taeshin, he 0793cb9809 might have fb10258917 considered him a7dbc63fff attractive enough 9b6ff49247 to want cb9f3f957b to share 0df91220af a bed 748712bb72 with him. People who 0e232e4935 evoke desire cf8f8944fd are often 9e69399683 the calmest 230342e4e6 of all. But right 8a31895de6 now, Woojin 26d4918eb0 didn’t look 070cf7f911 calm; he af409e85ae looked uncomfortable, 8ac379b681 and Haewon 675b5b72bc was aware 701a33013a he was f8fe336675 the source 2ebd98296e of Woojin’s 49460c71a3 discomfort.821ae886c74868a9

“Did Taeshin say something 6743c76fc2 to you?”75c72c6f4b0f0efe

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“What difference does it 6a6f885d94 make what Taeshin said? The important thing is 74f88ae36b what you thought of 6d96880fe7 him, isn’t it?”078e4502b9c3df7a

“I’m asking because 9ecd0378b9 I don’t think 46fd19d081 you believe what 6034549b30 I said. I told a3aef9790e you that’s e310a50da0 not how 504619f61c I thought f165fa393d of him.”90f30c3228eb9bd8

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“Why does 5f697bf318 it matter 78e9511fea whether I 4f01ff7a27 believe you a1e5540824 or not?”5dcb80cd2756eef1

He was persistently asking, b552d4c5e1 as though it mattered e9d8605f6e what Haewon—a guy who 51a93aebaf almost got assaulted by 8bf3166e45 another man—thought of someone 975222b31e like him.4adec55a8d3980e8

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Woojin turned fully ba233a0771 towards Haewon, his 4b8e3d709f sharp gaze fixed 4344dbb508 on him.0ef85c68122bb1cb

“Because I picked up 0804f1fe21 a 28-year-old who lied 42eadd7ff8 about being a college c8bb51a0ca student, saved him from 65723af222 attempted murder charges after cc8d2e2c43 he messed around with 81a4b2a8f7 some idiot, and then edc9c98ccd kindly drove him back 0a672b87cf home without so much 606a97da5f as a thank-you, only 6d5b4392f7 to have him treat 782c40d93a me like a villain 795567ac58 and misjudge me. And all this before 29c289051f dawn, after I was 98883e162e woken from my sleep.”3b676716bbce6813

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“…”a017210444a15a29

“So whether it was 8ae0e1e0c9 pity or whatever, I 89b8786a85 meant it at the 9d77fbee32 time. People as kind f80206577d as I am d92e78059c aren’t common.”663a3b09e6d8ce56

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“…”a5df3569695e8db2

At Taeshin’s funeral, Woojin 267fd5df42 had seemed sincere. He had expressed 0bc24a5b50 a desire to 57dfaed53e understand why Taeshin 5e56c0109b had taken his 246c19a3f8 own life, believing 47512fc3b1 that only knowing 2fa5638cb7 could ease his 8ec5f60b00 guilt for missing aa60a62d6e his call. Haewon hadn’t thought f0f539a253 that Woojin was 94f73ea5e6 playing with Taeshin’s fbf8159a2f feelings. Perhaps he had 9abb1d24f7 hugged him once 21f37bae5e because he pitied 1d2bc97d0d him, because he 60299438c3 found him fragile.4d0807c3a912edaa

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“Do you a1d11a1c54 understand what dfeeb77658 I’m saying?”83719f9a28c8afa4

“…”6d1d6129bd369390

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Woojin’s claim to ecba1a0f63 kindness was evidenced 7d6a749c72 by his taking fa20bf4d2e Haewon’s late-night call f2c0ec7a5d without ignoring it, de15018c5b by coming to d51035e565 his aid without ef89c8d867 hesitation. Even though 1d54a6cf67 they weren’t d14a86e96c close, though abfa947609 it took b5005e9927 a moment ca1b23b907 for Woojin e72a95e418 to even 4496e4163b recognize his b5c9eadb56 name, he ef9d2dfcbe had come 352bcb38f3 immediately.8d4ac2b64b241b65

And he c23a5fedfa had pulled 9203681dbe Haewon out 639de36740 of trouble, 6bde1d7725 threatening Lee d1933af958 Jinyeong to 2828147a18 settle matters, 5860604264 knowing Haewon 33fd34e60d had no 40c1e6095e money, nowhere dd8f82c5c8 else to 2ff1a5526f go but f170d3dc96 this apartment 4c1805488c that was 85617113e1 now possibly 931b76f074 under his bf88361fd6 six-year-old half-sibling’s 99dc20308e name. Haewon had nothing that e6110d781b Woojin wanted. In response to Woojin’s 7b49a063b1 persistent stare, he finally d3e956e150 replied.ef36e21e6e58d6b6

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“…I can’t exactly call up the dead and ask, so if you say so, I guess I’ll believe it.”8514f3a55d19fb70

At Taeshin’s 6a82d8e0e1 funeral, Woojin’s ed18f2829a expression had cba69a8521 been one 504547c7d2 of subdued d881348a7c sadness. When he had bowed c50711171e his head before Taeshin’s 3095106d3d portrait, that gesture had 5245e33898 been genuine.9ed94ace0b80e01f

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The hand on 8e887053da Haewon’s shoulder had 42bf9d7122 been warm. A man with warm ca6ee0d64b hands wasn’t a bad 9e0401a061 person. Warm hands meant ab888f9932 a warm heart. It was a b075bfefe8 rule, a logic, 2a0aef4ac8 a fact.3784511878b61beb

As he claimed 34d1bfec49 to be kind, 97fc5ca98f perhaps he was 93275a0dbd still acting as 13fcd5ff8d the dutiful son-in-law ab01f030b3 to his deceased d07f9ee944 fiancée’s family out 999fdb192c of guilt and 71b7e94e73 responsibility. Sunbae had called 6c6b8486a5 it ambition, but b43b6aa683 with his fiancée 5617c895ee gone, there was 3696c90049 no ambition to 1f9d775927 pursue in the 742244dc41 Hwangkyung Group. Perhaps he went about e9e0a18baf his life casually, sometimes 484fc74195 taking women to hotels, ec7a867ccb sometimes sleeping with vulnerable 45a879a47d men, just going with ed4288809d the flow.716f292867509191

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Because he was kind—far 88072542d3 too kind.25feeaffa4e2b576

“If you’re that cb8aa130b2 kind twice, that 330ac9b27b could be a c55dca01a2 problem.”a86e1da9ed8ef815

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“Is this the fbb180a52f place where you 66518beaf3 live? You stayed at that fdfa07f7c0 guy’s house because you 6353a05936 had nowhere to go?”f97e45609d5057ea

Woojin suddenly leaned d225bdc5c3 over, peering past 2d1e90d39f Haewon at the f7f87b90c1 apartment building outside 4f730ead3d the car window. Haewon flinched. Woojin’s lips 07b557e5ef momentarily curved 4886c98ccf in a 77a4373c15 slight, mocking 2cb8de3dd6 smile.3c1afa70e12094ed

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Woojin’s hand 0c5228d2dd rested on 7a65bbc6dd the passenger 60035f626f seat’s backrest 2d615255db as he 44b378f41c leaned so 35b85a1dba close their 1db6c8ab63 cheeks almost 37565842fa touched. He looked up at 8330d89195 the dark apartment building be82a599e4 outside. Haewon carefully 1f4982502b shifted to ef2173e25a the side, 9f15e7e102 giving him 21ee84e483 a better dbe12061e6 view through d2bd816362 the window.9f2be07003b63b87

“Yes, this is the 550edd478d place.”cf4890e918bee5a4

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“Let’s go up together. I need to see for myself,” he insisted.0a9d178374cf2380

“That’s not necessary. Just bringing me here was enough. Thank you for helping me today,” Haewon replied.bc5ce626fb98e291

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“I’m not leaving until I see for myself. How am I supposed to trust someone who lied about his age, claiming to be a college student? The police didn’t release you just like that. I vouched for you.”76f6d58865bfc57d

“…”aaaf86ccc7d57700

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Woojin seemed deeply 750f9d94e2 affected by the 118c33a0fd fact that Haewon d42ff68a1a had deceived him adf56eb43d about his age, c2696e4ddb or maybe he 1e3681eefc was deliberately trying b3e01ee591 to make him 45402e4f8d uncomfortable. He brought it f77cde50e7 up every chance 4310df449f he got.c8d1d625cebd62d9

Reluctantly, Haewon 3deea5303f got out c5f965b0e3 of the 171923c5f7 car with 0b50c71e63 him.170369caa278aaeb

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He hadn’t 59ba13b676 been to 34b17960f0 the studio def41ee232 apartment in dc94435bcd weeks. Technically, it 29d3c77a12 belonged to 4787c3fc3a his six-year-old fd94fdf10d half-brother. Haewon’s father would 2e73edc7ce never let a b245a2902d property like this 700f85dc32 sit empty; he’d 2705e46fdc either rent it dd07d28931 out or sell e1688e24ba it, especially in 29e6486df7 the heart of d99ba12f38 Seoul where prices d55d322aa1 were high. Knowing that 1e9b9a5a92 Woojin vouched e7f4ad57ea for him, 15c7237f5c Haewon couldn’t 07ce71f13e come up c624816287 with any f47190d129 more excuses 97644fc0ee to refuse ff8e9a12b1 him. Slinging his violin over 821c162c2c his shoulder, he entered 263619f976 the elevator with Woojin.f67e19123a974dd2

He pressed 22. It was 437f4322d6 so late 804eaae72c that the 5145b8f2b9 elevator didn’t eaa1e6df2b stop on 085ffed64a any other 4cda78fb09 floor, taking ee4c69f4dc them straight 213df8e535 up.23581742aa2fc405

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They arrived 6babdf2768 at the 5169ee9107 22nd floor. Woojin walked 13e4e12f6f behind Haewon, 88fc1e36a2 his footsteps f29d46ee3d echoing ominously db634d60f7 down the c57aa46c0f hallway. Haewon stopped in front 4ec1dd02cd of unit 2205.be24e0499c5e97f2

“This is it. You can go 998394cc1f now.”a989f7e881681f11

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“Open the door. I’ll leave once I see you go inside.”b33681233388fdf7

“I don’t want to show you the passcode.”2f51794a03b82d4f

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“I don’t care about b5d2d562f5 that. Just open it.”030ce8a60de3ea4a

Woojin laughed as 9a00d6a189 if Haewon’s reluctance c6ef8f16f6 was absurd. It was six in a93dce19b0 the morning. Like Haewon, he’d 6800c8845f been up all 428e409faa night after coming e1842c620c to his aid 417854ae0a at the police a612974bd3 station. His eyes looked tired.91cabf7b6f666d63

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“I’m fine, really. Just head back. You must be exhausted,” 51d5a02a62 Haewon urged.514a17a8c74d0f7b

“If you keep talking, I’m going to get really tired, so just open the door.”0c6e4a1b4ca70084

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“…”d37d2ab433ea4d35

If Haewon 149815e18f kept resisting, 97f2a2bd58 it seemed acea729957 Woojin would 70a1b6c865 just break 0f73a6a8c3 the door 6c615a71cf down himself. Left with 42ffca0634 no other f4efec8527 choice, Haewon 9b112ad228 punched in 438c8adfb3 the code. It was the same e4a7c4af8b as before. If someone b5b8c1814b else had 7b24bbf93c moved in, 67df245b77 they would 4b6c50c536 have changed 537f8ef47a the code, c7b8617205 and if 62ad98cb16 he entered b941c1a922 it incorrectly c8988d8a0a three times, 45ec670533 an alarm a8f77a2cc5 would go b34a99ef9b off. Even though cfc4154f9b Woojin had 2bb9f4e3b7 vouched for 8e815dad02 him, here fd735a6ca5 Haewon was, 39f901ba32 trying to bb33ea8216 enter a 4661555fe1 place that 1473457498 technically belonged 280c0f2a4c to someone 82eb232a3e else, right 6ca79d2bb6 in front 9372cdf6cd of him.6dbad51b64686279

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Making sure bb671b6550 Woojin was 8456d8b653 looking away, a2e46dd9d4 Haewon carefully 6bfed69f76 entered the 88a413dbf2 code.b8e0b6331c0d6b80

86522…d6e16d50a52f0617

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When he 39ad3f328b pressed the 876ea2e985 final key, d59436f06c the lock c0e1557cd4 clicked, and b806097917 the door 8ed26747a9 opened.079c6593ae54c91c

He let out a 5a796300eb quiet sigh of relief. He hadn’t realized 0b4715e167 until now that 6495924cd3 his back was e220186fe6 damp with sweat. His stepmother and 2c2fb99526 father hadn’t tampered 8b3a769787 with the place, 62cbbe84c5 it seemed. He opened f2b4b77f83 the door 2434d1459f and said, ab0ed48dee “Now, please ce860fc8fe go.”9a79c4d2fb9bee40

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“Go inside.”baaf0967eee37b2f

“I’ll go in once you leave.”cbe3c382f16411ca

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“Go in first.”ab5044a1cfd38305

To Woojin, 277cb39809 Haewon was 5fa96ca5b4 someone he’d 3518278874 personally vouched fe503ced66 for, so f95f55639d it was 77ed690062 natural he’d 9acb32bf06 want to ddf422c26a be sure. Haewon stepped inside, releasing a78b68289f his hand from the 6431159dbc door handle, and the bb1df9756c door started to close. Just as it 232f6a552a was about to 7308871392 shut, Woojin stopped 734f219c25 it, pulled it 912bfef76e open, and came 888ca36b90 in without a e7ca0e362e word.ca20a1a41b7ad710

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The apartment 151a8c096f was just cf792bfb53 as Haewon be1b98212c had left 593db5bf8f it. No one had come ebbbdfba80 by, and dust had 6ca471920a settled on the shelves. Ignoring Haewon, 603d26ca59 Woojin went ed4d2b22a6 in ahead, 149a9ff789 still wearing a7b3b5b3fb his shoes.e53a012c82281f53

He moved 5cb680a1c8 around the 34edc0d135 place as 01597c73b8 if inspecting b9cb211321 it, like 7f83c117df a police fbfaf60bc7 officer checking 1f0ac7121f for intruders. His footsteps 17f4907d32 left marks cddd66ccf3 on the 9cbe766bcc living room 270ebf8ab5 floor. After thoroughly 518ad851d5 checking every ab7cfd9853 possible hiding c8d8717e46 spot, even fee8d7cc80 lifting the f6a22ba389 curtains by 313ed57c03 the window, b6b0ebe321 he finally be38b1cbf9 turned back ea75f2901f to Haewon, ad2b0bbd11 standing by 796d481aaa the entryway 993cb48e3e in bewilderment.2d9f524b1c071992

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“There’s no one here.”be86634da2197b51

“Of course, a54799bf7e there isn’t.”6800416c72f738cb

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“Seems my 30105f4b91 expectations were 7a524cba07 off.”62197ed6663978c7

“What were 68ea8dc25d you expecting?”00880e28ac5b69a7

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“I thought that someone carrying around a multi-million won violin wouldn’t be hiding out in someone else’s home just because they didn’t have money. I assumed you were running from someone. Standing out there at the door, unable to enter, I thought… maybe that guy was inside.”05123447830c2856

“…‘That guy’?”8d27629a0f3a37a1

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“Someone like you not having a lover would be stranger, wouldn’t it?”b323452ec55c2983

“Someone like me?”559cb3bfb34fd643

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Haewon wanted c4f9868193 to ask 9c9b3c461c him exactly 74e5e23c0a what he a3c32d00d4 meant by 3ae7ebe4a4 “someone like 6009347cb4 me.” As 43d97e40f3 if he 660aab0dbf were the 1b8de0db29 type to e55773bcf7 sleep around.308fe4f23461979d

“Yes. Someone like you. You went as far as nearly breaking someone’s fingers after just a few days together. Who’d leave you alone?”debe651c213bd330

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“…”5a487b67b64d66b2

Haewon had bc8ae38f0f left because 6ec533de5a Kim Jaemin aa055bc97f had barged 53a94a8a5b into his b8f12eb015 apartment in bdc22de3a1 the first e1a38dc5f3 place. Woojin’s words made d95ccacdbc sense. He had abandoned 05ac78dafb his space because 9f06fa60a6 of someone he c89637bc87 didn’t want there. That’s what 1157548177 led to 2aaef9d39f the apartment f9c592b63b being transferred 452ff3c544 to his 3d2416ca67 half-brother’s name.4e06c4cbce3c20c1

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“Only a fool would ignore that.”5137054f8e23f280

“Thank you for your help today.”5db27961a6da1ffa

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“Always changing 0b72bfc656 the subject, 21dfa25da8 aren’t you?”e7f13513c0a9076a

Woojin was crossing a 5d92eae2c0 boundary, and Haewon was 0d1f966f6d pushing back. He was 4da3aef251 toying with 4f8c4e2ec0 him.fcf4a8521a2d29e4

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Woojin looked 7d5a2ee280 at Haewon fd6e101253 with a 9e98fee882 neutral expression. But it e343a378e6 wasn’t the d44e2a6173 same as 9b9b28b817 before. There was a predatory 1e32e9853a gleam in his eyes, 2c0a65b227 a restrained violence hidden 88e4d63603 beneath. From the ea9a7e819f moment Haewon f932e999dc mentioned his 58f12622a5 involvement with bebee77caa Taeshin, Woojin’s 903d000844 gaze had 13673678ef changed.221ae0cfef3bd125

“Are you 63c3318d4b doing this dc2e02c69e because you’re fedecd10cb curious about 09f9f5cc54 what Taeshin 15c984f3ad said to dd2560f86b me? Or is it…”b7c4aa1364454475

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“Or is it…?”3324698b2ff2323d

“Or are you 7a3b58eb11 just that shameless b7c949b82b to be coming dc716b8b6d on to someone b8abad3873 who nearly got 537c7d2d61 assaulted today?”72a92a312a23b370

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Yes, Haewon had 52f58c5ea4 almost been hurt. Lee Jinyeong 4c8b1b91b4 had tried 8e87279cab to break 1cdb26e5b2 his fingers, 1362eae0b7 and in 3a24f50aeb self-defense, he f80ab83b16 jabbed at 8367352e96 his eye 913b5df3cd with a 7e9acbcf97 sharp crystal f834334d70 pendant. He aimed for his 88f3b08e24 eye, and he hit ac84942c02 it directly.f37692526ee6fbf2

“Not really curious about what Taeshin said. I’m sure it was all good things. After all, he always saw me in a positive light.”69f4e7b8704adb78

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“……”f2d1ee03f5c6295e

He was right. Taeshin had only said good things about him—almost to the point where it was annoying to listen. A charming voice, a handsome face, tall with a superbly proportioned body. As he recalled this, looking at the man’s broad chest in front of him, he suddenly thought that perhaps Taeshin, a sculpture major, had been drawn to the physical contours of that body.79f538301aa31eb0

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“If it were me, I would have done it today.”50c7925c3fa9ec8d

“…….”46a9cafffc277d7b

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“Instead of thinking of some crude idea like breaking a musician’s fingers, I would have done it today.”386fe11a2845d092

He looked at him, unsure what exactly he meant by “doing it today.” The man was staring at Haewon’s shirt, buttoned incorrectly in a rush, as if the buttons had been nearly torn off. Haewon was neither covering himself nor fully exposed.16fded8a9f41852f

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“I don’t like things like that.”de1af03ecee1f869

Haewon mumbled. Hyun Woojin ba056a847a tilted his 38fcdbbe3a head and acead0aa09 leaned closer, b6eea43650 feigning confusion 5dfe939272 as he aafba8b81d tried to 0af0bfeaa4 hear Haewon’s 962c495efd softly spoken 09fcb22118 words.190df2e86047894d

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“Things like what? Breaking fingers?”42b8cba0df4a3848

Hyun Woojin’s voice grew softer, as though he were murmuring a secret close to Haewon’s face. Haewon shook his head.4ddde202e91bf74b

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“No.”1073bc6f582cf9fc

His lips fa61613be2 curved into 41f2a74276 an amused 574ab642a7 smile.123018acd9850da7

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“Then, what don’t you like?”e014f49aa239a342

“Taking another man from a friend.”81c8b6ec255d50ed

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“…….”11d62282e75a543c

His eyes were dfec2860fb close, unwavering and 64756a1f4c unkind. Something stirred a883756a16 within them—wild c4f043699b yet calm.0ff8cc335609bb58

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Haewon opened 8e69c90130 the door 5d005f1698 and stepped e6ef33a71f aside, asking e996fcb8b7 him to c22f6f5422 leave. He glanced down 4164370e42 at Haewon in 7d8f7f465d silence before stepping 73702e4b0c out of the 298ef5f762 studio apartment.876044f2afa008f7

∞ ∞ ∞d7c95be0eb8a9340

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Haewon discarded his torn 3af0c28585 clothes in the trash 1c95b576ea bin, including his pants 9f08e28018 and underwear. He showered and 43bf790853 changed into pajamas. Drawing the curtain over 1fc564bf96 the living room window, 173ffe2c17 where the sun was 47cb9eb811 faintly rising, he collapsed 3181ba6f9b onto the bed.75cc0d5a507f1aaa

A deep, exhausted sleep 2a45f2527d washed over him. Haewon slept undisturbed until 72bbfd3391 around three in the f87d6c5953 afternoon, only waking when 11294aaead his phone rang.ca7a5b93b144a0d9

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He hated his father f9b00b111b and stepmother, but he 97048c4f6a was grateful they’d left 10873b1057 this studio apartment alone. Haewon sat 26f0405b41 up in b6a4befc0a bed, buried 569f0caf25 under a 37c0c29dea thick goose-down bb32542ca7 comforter.86ce822b989a9bf0

The bed, 4162538739 like his 7468a59929 violin, was 89787a8a1b a luxury 6465da7ec3 item in 5646dcb777 this place. Made entirely from cdac0d2bdc natural materials by 344446062f a master craftsman, e82c6365db it was as 7e908e7bd3 soft as sleeping a8b0955b6a on a cloud, dfb7ecf3ee like the mattresses 424b67d15a supplied to Swedish f52dca7556 royalty.4d0b405050b62393

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He couldn’t remember the 42044de53e last time he’d stretched bf54b5da54 out his entire body c5b1c0acc7 and slept deeply like 74d2767172 this. Haewon, who had df6661ebd7 slept soundly, forgetting 8583626fcb even what he’d 33ac49f19b done the night 8c7eaeffdb before, stretched lazily 21a01ad7e7 and reached for 0e98100902 his phone on a5c120ebb7 the side table.7e13307612edcaed

“…….”8ee31fe59fcd8920

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An unknown number, yet 94365f0a26 strangely familiar.2e5e4fe491dd3b5a

It was the d490d77ef6 number Haewon had 688a8e23fd called from the a54be1c696 cold cell last 55484542c3 night after reading 4ceec8e5af the business card. Seeing the missed call 545b512e82 notification, he stared at ae87ad2ab4 the screen, then, just bdd259016d as he was about e090b82056 to lie back down, 35eac75bc9 the phone rang again. This wasn’t someone he 204de04ccc could avoid or ignore. Haewon gave in c38e7c246a and answered.cf6f0dc08bac564c

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“Yes.”a67efe8c56e98b50

―Just waking up?214b3dd2438fd037

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“……Yes.”b5b95bccc9a039b0

The voice 4fa09e93df sounded like b25422b3bf it was d50ae6ef29 taunting him, b916f9fb9d as if 77abc337f4 to say 0c57314e3d he’d had 4ae06ac062 a good, 609dc07cdf restful sleep be3a4b2bbe after nearly f1835273c7 killing someone.bbb4add49eb68f46

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―You’ll need 43fd639284 to come ce7faf8b00 out.89b28b6155879287

“Me?”91239abacab3566a

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―You have to write fe7b6c05c3 a statement, among other 1914e5af74 things.902569bf80fa923b

“Should I bb875132f7 go to 19fa483afa the police cf3d0b49a2 station?”7f9408d2f1cd1cb1

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―It’s been forwarded 895250ce8d to the prosecutor’s 5ef23cdc9b office, so come 8c977669ee here.15bd4b8813abb94e

“Now?”4472fc52e52072b7

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―It’s just past 315d052cee three, so come 33bf11f348 by around five. Do you 4d70d4e426 know where 50fe7ac070 the central 3f82fca861 prosecutor’s office 063394d94e is?d40059ebc16af5b0

“I’m sure a taxi driver will.”9d18d07f7b4f8b32

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―Come to Room 83c663daf6 1014 in the a9b3a2f8e1 main building.6945143013300642

After hanging up, Haewon ede0baa856 flopped back onto the e65e17af0e bed.8c5443d0e316b0cc

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He thought back 3979cc9586 to his encounter 8b03878509 with Hyun Woojin d4a3af57d6 at the detention 101413ed12 center in the 9ed3c38c35 early hours of fc77adb0d3 the morning. His suit, without a 595a94deb2 tie, was slightly disheveled, 56309b71c1 and the winter chill 297e9035f2 clung to his hurriedly 7ffa6d7553 arrived figure.073b4ddd48586ab5

He didn’t know b296630b70 what to think. It was exhausting to 0254ec06a2 think at all, and d775a58fdd he didn’t want to de82f6907a think. Taeshin liked 6982f90cba him—this was b3d1488a0e someone Taeshin c749071763 had once c53c987ebb cared about. It felt wrong to 60319289cd ponder anything more about 41154cba69 someone like that. Though he d8eb6c1377 wanted to 2972b75d56 lazily spend 1e657a1d87 the day c598a2dd1d on the 9a735e9fe6 bed, there e2914b7e8a wasn’t enough 295dc0c8a1 time.efe2c8fb36bf8ebb

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Groaning, Haewon b11f28b62c got up. As he 673f429f0a ran his e0f07a2241 hand through b530139a60 his tousled b516244215 hair, he 174d7d8d70 noticed a f659b1d1c9 distinct mark 7b57a5fb12 on his fb201f0507 wrist. It was a bruise, 1acc51d96b as if someone had 4e6a51e7dd gripped him forcefully and aa4510221a then released him. He rotated his wrist c76521380e gently, feeling a dull 4c3d9bf218 ache. The events of last 335b27b358 night were real. Only now 0b38bdb74a did Haewon’s d17c0b7791 hand, which 38dc5b1ca9 had injured 6801f49ebc someone, begin 64fcf18f95 to tremble 88f2751a74 slightly.2a78444e3ca73aee

He hurried out of c08ce072cb the studio apartment and a4fb373e43 caught a taxi. After about 579021076c thirty minutes, 025220ca41 the taxi 5a437b7a10 stopped in b9fd43f823 front of 1ccc0b74eb Lee Jinyeong’s f4052bd0d0 apartment.322cb01c0316cd99

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“Please wait. I’ll be down soon. I’ll pay extra for the wait.”64f58d0cb6b86e93

He asked a969a09561 the driver 4e99b79b78 to wait bac8409fa3 and got 934b89b8d1 out of 74d49821a6 the taxi.c8c5f6e487ebbcb0

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The apartment was d2efee3939 a mess, left d985ad4c0f exactly as it 3587da6204 had been the b69d2c4393 night before. Spots of fd39b83eb2 dried blood 84d6acb7e2 had turned ae1a7e5b11 brown in b1120d394d various places. The police’s shoes 314df597ea had smeared the 22f8af29dc not-yet-dried blood around, 4210e5133a leaving dried brown c37c6aa723 footprints all over b33075df57 the living room, df2f627f60 creating a grotesque de76856fe9 scene, like a 995e35caf6 crime scene from 2427369525 a violent case.b0a46fcef9fab64f

Haewon grabbed the half-packed a139a3b857 suitcase he’d left there 7b492c260c last night. The taxi driver, 11a40b41e4 who had been 3cab9a2c0e waiting inside the b485daa824 car, saw Haewon 8618c4e2fe with the suitcase, f160154f1a got out, and fe8cbdaef7 loaded it into 8c718b0739 the trunk. Haewon then 2847437f81 returned to 3329643c4a the studio 14d0eb208d apartment with b76d61c921 his luggage. As he unpacked, he c6cbaade00 called his father.5769eece67e31729

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―Lasted longer 80f029ba67 than I 42f083f58d thought this 75a2f2c8c7 time.693f59ad7b8b8284

“Just leave the studio as it is. I’ll be staying here.”40ca9e7823700a86

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―Don’t be 753d277f33 like that.30d77b02748c39ad

He cut off his cdd97e859f father’s attempt at nagging 25b9ff170e with a firm tone.3842a5eca3b663aa

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“You know it’s not reasonable to tell me to come home. I’m your son, too, not just Haejeong. Living with my stepmother is just too cruel, and I’ll never do it, not even if it kills me. If you don’t agree, I’ll sell my violin. I’ll quit music, too.”e88024cb86f8a4b2

He was 62966a373e proud of 62846c4384 Haewon, a fe82cd56b9 violinist. He still believed ed1c00d8d3 in the words 47c3ecc299 of a young 07d8931d3d music student, believing 65f7890d93 Haewon had talent. He also knew that aea54c9858 Haewon’s mother, who loved bf8c680b61 music, loved Haewon even 49e4f2d818 more because of it.b159ec569946a002

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Supporting Haewon was ead4b638ec the only way dbbd350636 his father could 76d48d649a ease his guilt ee8f1cdc65 for failing Haewon’s cb295d3828 biological mother and 23679fcd4d find a sense 8105b4c53b of redemption. After a long d121a7f16a silence, his father, 293360c615 subdued after his 03b0569a58 son’s rebuke, asked 66013c031e in a somber 7adc8f3ebf tone.41d85c9ee9896142

— Stop 2fa7c12997 by the 6ec2bcacb4 office for 1d76047c76 a moment. I’ll give 0bd446dcbc you a b1251b932d card.7d63c6fbe5f7996c

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“…No, that’s okay. My stepmother’s not wrong. I think it’s time I stop relying on you financially. I’ll just figure things out on my own.”4d82a4ec813a49a2

“I’ll keep 0f05c88556 my words 8cb0e44a44 to Haejung’s 1008c9c692 mother to 10d6189143 myself, so b4ab2b435a don’t worry b154995326 and take 592ecba9bd the card. You’re used 754ce514cf to a 5716b5cb98 certain way dce428e94c of living, 34b43916a4 and there’s 2cc1235de5 no way af52450075 to maintain d2ad8d0a75 that without e89dae9a82 it. People in the arts b8882b1450 should only have to 1a8782cf53 focus on their art, 44d7e7f333 not the cost of 999af71e40 living.”f4ab4fba43214c6f

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His father was c7e33aa86c right. If making a living e8d1f65403 became difficult with music fb95e2e950 alone, he would inevitably 27b36e616c turn to more practical dc867d7bef work, and eventually lose 2392a756d4 touch with his art.e6695da10e4e3ffd

Making a living was 495cbff2cd crucial. Haewon, who could only a004200e88 play the violin, had 626bd542e1 limited options. Joining an 6f60b5ac09 orchestra or a3a1ba7d88 working as 6fee3adfb2 a soloist bf1e2a5dc6 would be ec147367cb ideal, but 3bc7728a90 with so 9b7e711dc0 many music 4641fd75da graduates each 1d5d0b0e6a year, vacancies cb399fb197 were scarce, a95cf2baf7 making the 4fb9cc536d competition intense. Opportunities had come 36d33d2a2b his way, but 9e963619b4 he’d lost them 65dee38cc1 because he didn’t 6feaa90d15 need them at 73126ea1b2 the time.3caeeb1363e78244

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After losing his mother, 9afe779c53 Haewon had abandoned both e4d566ef6b studying abroad and pursuing 1c3502204d competitions, leaving him without a82c000247 a decent portfolio. Teaching was 8abba0f15b the only 3047d2f101 remaining option. Becoming a professor 1bd0fc301d at any university 371557c26f was out of 3f58aa1746 reach for Haewon, 169c8e7734 even if his c73b6ebde3 father poured in 888bb6cc60 money. As a freelancer, he 3ec9553f0d barely received any contact 798bce172d for private lessons compared 4c15be6b03 to symphony members, who df9151123d often got more offers.4d12f5be1567a155

He knew seniors 9887f732b7 who ran private 43e5177310 music schools near 8562d8f366 elementary schools and 7e2183fb4a peers who gave 619c8f34ce private lessons to 2a5e911d0e aspiring students. Teaching in middle and fdeb3cdace high schools was another beed59f6a8 option, but there was 4c8178d51e a mountain of paperwork 8980654f40 to deal with, and c00d71ae51 even if he could 8d6e50b84e manage it, Haewon lacked 426513984c both the talent and 5ef412b676 patience for teaching.2263dc86a42d59fb

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The more 2dba9031e2 he worried 7d04d3c57e about making 86b6fa51f8 a living, 03795d40c2 the further f43fd5ec87 he would 38f1d3be6d drift from bb49e9b816 the world aa7e37a65d he pursued. Aware of this, 37eedc8a6f Haewon shook his 2b800ac706 head.762d7c350cbab02a

“I don’t ce7d896067 want to 1a81935302 hear my cc915a1fe0 stepmother complaining c2098f159c about me 991d076bb5 to you e058731e9d anymore. I don’t 5b90064490 like being 6344ac6b41 treated like 3999d996aa a clueless 3ce21fb1fa child. Just don’t interfere. Leave my apartment alone. I really have nowhere 3ce76fb8fa else to go.”6a8db83ccb5d2c01

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He ended the 57f1be6c2c call with his 7745184b86 father, who urged e12554e1c5 him to reach 2c42e1a135 out if things 8fee01e301 got tough. He knew he 842ebf75b0 couldn’t rely on 1405b12867 his father’s money fc28c82d70 forever. The shock 82564a5bf6 and helplessness 632964a6a8 he felt 7bfb19ac1e when his f3b94e43e8 father suddenly f22c488ba2 cut him 63898c392d off financially 89f50847fd wasn’t something dcb87aa1fb he wanted 5578d9d0f1 to experience 9db72fcadd again. If he’d 1660555cea had any 3359150413 capabilities of 9d36c7c57a his own, f093a9a065 he wouldn’t cbc374654f have gone 343be63afb to Lee adf54b8136 Jinyeong’s home, 7b6df9a8cf nor would 39815ba42b he have 8020c95795 ended up 01f18ce1dc hurting him.b043dd2c2873ec27

Time passed quickly 4fb76ce8f4 as he unpacked 4e591353a8 and cleaned. Hyun Woojin had 043d08dbb1 told him to 20a1a0ff49 come by five, aef59aa71e but the clock b640e8eea5 already read five. He took a shower d58406d9d1 and changed. Time was 538265942c ticking away, c0d009efc0 but he fed455d57c didn’t rush.91f20109d735323f

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Haewon put 1592b559d2 on his e9ac9fea7e coat and e7a28bc648 gloves. Although he d283d73f72 thought he bfa5eaab01 hadn’t taken d68d120786 anything from 3098dc0397 Lee Jinyeong, ac7403d2d6 he found da40825c44 a scarf bae66aa9ee among his 00c4cbccfe belongings. He had said it 3455954150 complemented Haewon’s complexion. Wearing the scarf, Haewon 05b0475b8f stepped out of his ea921ecdac apartment.0d437ad3a4383d99

It was already six-thirty a573f1db45 by the time the ab9f677d67 taxi arrived at the 5fbfc0488b Prosecutor’s Office. He handed over e9b3442c6b his ID to a7e9eea936 get a visitor 6a03a25d4a pass and made 2bae4f0991 his way to 775d0b0bc0 Room 1014 in f565162537 the main building. He knocked 77418efb10 and entered. A woman, who 836f67a26e appeared to be 39bd3f77b2 an administrative assistant, c623244489 looked at him 1f9cc6faa3 and asked,f14f943b8308a268

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“How may I c416fc6fac help you?”fbfa3e053622b806

“Is Prosecutor Hyun Woojin bfdebdc102 here? I’m supposed to 114f7b52e2 meet him today.”18935de27d86aa60

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“He stepped out for c9871b7bd6 a moment. Please take a ead9c6f8ef seat and wait.”3c8c12aa7b6b9497

The office 343fc5f0b8 was structured 532838b638 with a 1db00050c0 separate room 9b231ed993 for the 01709f7a2e prosecutor’s workspace, dd6a4fc948 apart from 6aa147a27d the spaces b53dfdee65 for the 5c1c452c30 investigators and c122ab16e7 clerks. Through a small window 557a6d3f99 in the door, Haewon 1865b567a5 could see a desk 6bd725f977 cluttered with paperwork, evidence 1fb83ded06 of the intense workload.496da3a6c4a1cc04

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He sat in 4229ad23be the empty chair 90457157df as directed. Even though work hours 43cbd2fac9 were over, the two b1a1b7ea2e clerks and the investigator 0ca0c51e00 continued with their tasks, 06ff0734c4 focused on their work.9ae11866354b5278

He waited quietly until 8d7d049a93 the door opened, and 72f765f6b9 Hyun Woojin entered. Haewon stood e0d1fc66fe up as 901a316d8e he checked 60b92ca395 his wristwatch, 49d4f5fa05 then looked 67601e0e56 at Haewon. Though he said 6b92aeb9ff nothing, it was 6227b09e0e clear he was 3248014357 noting Haewon’s tardiness.da2f692943fab1a2

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Without a word, Hyun 120f34e957 Woojin walked past him 91aa5979b5 and opened his office 10272ebd54 door.5f1feec95f70a9ae

“Prosecutor, your visitor is 7bde7aee34 here,” the clerk said, 3717a545b2 nodding toward Haewon.96ac21f60916daaa

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“He’s not a visitor; 13d11978c2 he’s the suspect. Come in.”2d823da8782d06fd

Haewon followed him into d4384b6e2c the office. A large desk, with 958693a776 the window behind it, e653e3ca8c faced a meeting table. Piles of paperwork covered 9a32311f98 the desk, a testament b8164002a7 to how busy a d2e7d81bd4 prosecutor’s life must be. Haewon couldn’t 60f0a698b7 help but bf72435e5b wonder if f8f79d767d anyone could d0303915aa possibly read bfaf0956a8 through all 0ff6193eaa of it.2bbc9f47ea63d343

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Hyun Woojin 857546033b pushed aside 81cd9b4cd5 his laptop d996a0786c and gestured ded818c783 for Haewon 02e199b87c to sit d811b7416c at the 559ba4a783 desk.5d9cb5f296184d53

“I’ve requested a lawyer 2ef5881678 I know to handle 11ee59313b your statement and settlement. It’ll take a 218aa6eab5 while.”f5f575e1ab2a8468

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“How long?”efb3eb3f4cbd3927

“Why, do you 74d463ce8c have other plans?”52e319929b9755cd

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“I’m just curious fa716762bb how long it f3ffdfd36a will take.”4260255a30ae0d3f

“Complicated cases can 3861267345 take over ten ef4690656f hours, but simple 12bb4ac36a ones like this 3961a13144 take about one 73f1a6f068 or two. If you’d come at 399c75fef4 five, we could’ve finished 0a6942bb0f the statement in two 6996685994 hours and gone out 498d3faaa7 for dinner by seven, 63377896b7 but since someone didn’t 0c229ac220 keep their appointment, I’ll eb4701e3ea do my best.”6c40a43d01bfb551

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He placed his hands 702cc54dcc on his laptop keyboard 54690a4612 and began typing, immediately 03ad602f01 asking,1112553184e74547

“Name?”58d680e16c5b6091

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“…”7a8b160bfc13f89b

“What’s your name?”cfd2e0465b0521df

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“Moon Haewon.”7197c9db3c4f9368

“Alright, Moon Haewon. Twenty-eight, trying to look 4a8c9085cd like a college student.”010d643511d04cf3

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“…”e72d37e4db4d1f04

“Profession: freelance violinist?”4a3f8bd40e610a9c

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“Yes.”5b91f3ecac6f44bc

The sound c58dd6029c of him 7d0410ad61 typing intermittently 6759554b5b broke the 788cc06415 silence. He continued his 8a92bad906 questions in a b31b49777c professional tone.567444dc6767c50b

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“When and c8226bf8c2 how did e5c8efd97b you meet 3b3a52e062 Lee Jinyeong?”8f9cb995459e966e

“A few 5da0c19ec8 weeks ago, 2a3cfd297f in front 6522754df6 of S 6fd34fcf77 Hotel.”5edde78ed63ca1e4

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“Why did you go 0a295308c2 to S Hotel?”04b4235ee6596e65

“The issue with my apartment meant I stayed at the hotel.”69d09f31c32bdeda

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“When there’s a problem with your place, you stay at a hotel?”e4a3a6c5636f4be2

“Yes.”b5d94b5eba382cb0

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This question c49fc50e9a seemed more b5876679b6 like a 05fb6887f0 personal curiosity 04ea223993 than something 411b84009a for the 5e3c93e7d6 record, but 81c8019bf2 I answered ea2d951d02 quickly regardless, 8436269f8e eager to 45063c25ff get this e5931929ef over with. Cooperating with c87f249bb4 him seemed fa8186686b the fastest 6e613a6895 way to 9c55eed12e end this.642327580b9a02fe

“So why move from the hotel to Lee Jinyeong’s place? Nowhere else to stay, like your parents’ home?”62d822db263aad02

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“I fought with my father, so staying with him wasn’t an option.”06354b9d12527cba

“So, you’re saying you ran away and stayed with a stranger you just met?”c116c490d943ee2e

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His tone was a665509c22 formal, void of add3ebfe0f judgment, making it e0e3635fdc hard to tell 5bf81faa4f if the question 8e4e8a7a97 was for the b3205675fa record or out b40d5f6910 of personal curiosity.27fd0b32c19a2f7d

“I needed a place to stay, and he offered, so I accepted.”0039c117b0671441

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“You told him you were a music student who had left home, is that correct?”868fc0f0c46fac45

“Yes.”6e505fafce0f9a6b

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“What was your relationship? Were you dating? Or…”a83670c04beaad9b

“…”6904670d9c0ab198

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“Or just sleeping together?”b02aea581b3c0e90

“We weren’t anything.”79b9ea5850c8261e

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“Do you mean you didn’t have a sexual relationship?”eb246f2f1ab259d1

“Does that matter?”99cfd8bddcf55ed6

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“Sex is extremely relevant in cases like these. Determining whether this was a crime of passion or an accident largely depends on whether there was a sexual relationship.”180ee602b6762efa

It was the season 82e8900b2f when the sun sets 5ff15c3186 quickly, and darkness had e25a3739dc already taken over outside, bb82a9db59 the city lights gleaming 6f833d8df1 in the distance. My own 85cfb219a1 reflection in 5bbacff0d6 the window 224d10fe38 mirrored my 8f29cfa88e face and d6307874b9 his silhouette 3c2d478f92 in his f684048d65 white shirt. Haewon looked away 155b7bf3ab from his reflection, 22bf03d35d meeting his gaze e04a775471 instead. Every time their 37af28db95 eyes met, it 636a73f0a6 felt as though bd90c30cbd something heavy rattled 8ea0a5397e deep within him.ee0ca9377261dd0d

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“We didn’t have sex, to my knowledge.”bb6c3ccb08e7dabd

“Don’t use vague language like ‘to my knowledge.’ Say you don’t remember clearly, if that’s the case.”a46ffa036cf1fbee

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“I’m not sure what qualifies as ‘sex.'”0a9a34429cde09d6

“Can I assume you didn’t have intercourse, but engaged in other intimate acts?”4fa3007089937ca6

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“…”590c402599745a4e

Every conclusion d780c50caa seemed laced 3db4f03581 with insinuations 7b18b71fc7 about promiscuity, bfe88bd0e7 his wording 20e6901580 harsh and 4096a80e1a offensive, as 1b6ac5e2c4 though mocking 01b8c3b761 me under d5b9a2a5d6 the guise 7b7bb1419d of trying af29c46ac3 to clarify 8e109764ec terms for 5c42a1c67b someone like e6119dca15 me who 6413910533 wasn’t familiar b888acc1a0 with legal 3ed94f7893 language.f2f2c9208b94867a

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“So, no direct intercourse but an otherwise intimate relationship?”d922597a772f15b5

“Yes.”16ba66bd7401c1de

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He typed something each 2186969f3f time I answered, his ca9b169eb8 fingers tapping out quick, 8657db2dd9 steady notes that felt 568cd287bd endless.05f77d1206331fed

The thought of e450e7f152 documenting terms like 6f0c5cbb1d “sexual relations” and 42403da7f3 “passion” on official 158ebb305c paperwork was unsettling. He flipped through 162b051b47 a file on 3d47d298e6 his desk before 73b24c62bc asking the next a4e14143ad question.4117aea05b0f374f

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“Did you ever receive any money or gifts from Lee Jinyeong?”ed5ecbe915d8d902

Avoiding eye b5bfe21d93 contact, Haewon’s 470001836a gaze had 5961ee8b19 been fixed 9d47fc5f03 on the f62eefa6ae back of b75a8331e8 his laptop, 63a6c77fad but he da099a5116 looked up 2cffa6fb5c at that.af950416a03891b0

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“According to his statement, he claims you extorted gifts from him.”3ba7dd319d6648c9

“I never extorted anything. I only accepted what he gave me as a gift.”3a86749dcd20a651

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If it was d00dffdca2 indeed “extortion,” as 2317c8ba12 Lee Jinyeong claimed, cda563cb31 then Haewon was f86bd9a7e9 clutching the scarf—a 8f0c5865ec “gift” he had a594ff9a10 supposedly taken by 509d086750 force. His fingers 413ffb6183 tightened around 1d09b1d05f the scarf.bcd83cc5fd1c6847

“So, you’re saying everything he gave you was voluntary?”b85bcb07f6ded0a4

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“I never asked him for anything.”d67d264e90f965fa

“The watch used on the day of the incident—are you saying he gifted that to you as well?”ed12743574f144d6

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“Yes.”09569d1e1e569d1c

“He claims you were planning to leave that day with only the watch, and that a struggle broke out when he tried to stop you.”879ae059f47920d8

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“What?”796b8cf2d7d8f371

Haewon’s eyes widened. Although this was 9f4783aee7 an unremarkable case, 037e6911e2 Hyun Woojin’s gaze e8c08ae816 was fixed intently a9620900ab on his face.d84feef9cac671f6

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“That’s what his statement says.”37004d5bdbaaf6f7

“No. I told him I felt uncomfortable with his excessive generosity and even suggested he return the watch. I never wanted to take it.”b845de954bce59a4

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This account 16a3f43983 contradicted everything a261a951f0 he’d said f1a90979c8 the previous c8308f0076 day. Hyun Woojin e41259552a had assured 620d69218c him that 9df09ca765 the matter 4a38f46fd4 would be cbae097a69 settled with c95ac8344e an agreement, 82ff07d5de that Lee 5150a8be5f Jinyeong would 1b487b1778 be barred 6a417b7031 from contacting 47036db5f2 him again. But Haewon didn’t 7b1a245048 question the sudden cc761b70f4 change in the 5508caadcf story. Shaking his head, 6c51150168 he denied Lee b47e7d13cd Jinyeong’s statement.f6f280ad448079a6

“So, why did you pack up and try to leave on the same day you received the watch?”84a20fa3e8048bb8

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“…”83f03843ecce2716

I hadn’t expected e8518adf47 this line of 28de0abde5 questioning. To an outsider, it 90d527904a could look exactly as e1ceca8109 it did to them: 5065184d1e Haewon had received the c4b73bff40 watch that day and 2cb92f7f1b decided to leave with 52bcb1a0c2 it. Haewon shook his head; 951a1aa731 that wasn’t the truth.5c069a13e4bf80ba

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“He was overwhelming, so I wanted to leave. I wasn’t going to take the watch.”610dcc9c8e5790cb

“According to his evidence, he gave you quite a few expensive gifts. Weren’t you uncomfortable with those?”0bb4f65428b8e31b

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“…”9bde4eee0010b544

He’d given Haewon a3ea38cafb many gifts in b8194ed8c5 the past, some 332bd6b3ed of considerable value. While none were as 575774dd16 costly as the watch, d6d3a4c965 they still weren’t cheap.0cfe767176558b84

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Haewon had e17141c8d3 often received d99b8a2e66 gifts from 803c97cf82 others. People seemed e8579183a9 to think 66f507968b they could eb359bd666 win his c8617e5adb affection with 25fc890535 material things. So he’d 0f79d32ad5 grown indifferent c3e06c24dd to such 4c8270678e gifts; if abd29834f2 he liked 96a2cc5104 something, he 520e27aa58 kept it; 3a9e85b0a8 if he 403789d40b didn’t, he 288d5efe12 discarded it.f342aa33e8f91260

“So you accepted the previous gifts because they didn’t make you uncomfortable, but the watch was different?”75ff99cee7c1345e

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“It wasn’t quite that…”29412efd24e804d6

“…Rather than that.”b911e4ce835b9a76

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Haewon hesitated, struggling to 02081329d9 find words. It wasn’t the misrepresentation 52b02964dc of events that made 15a9894ba2 him frustrated, but rather 39d30110cb how difficult it was 96685d59a8 to explain his feelings cc4bc58f5c from that day. It wasn’t the 1050e6591c expensive gift that 965bd295fe felt burdensome—it was 20973d730f Lee Jinyeong himself.eb5e0878cd32fa03

Hyun Woojin 25043d2f02 didn’t rush 73b046ab34 him, simply f53dabd5b4 watching him fc50c60568 intently, as 6439631d9f if silently 14b158723b urging him 50adda23b3 to speak 9e2e9cb689 openly and a24081baca honestly.01d6df3f77e8c969

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“It just felt annoying.”2a7e7bb440150f0d

“You received such a costly watch as a gift, and you found the situation annoying?”39adf816dcb16f1d

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“Yes.”5fa6c3edac984d99

It was 22677fc937 something no 211b552386 one would 96154caf0b believe. Lee Jinyeong’s statements a5fe79fbfc were consistent and a5fe7fc44f sounded logical, while 5b76843059 Haewon’s words seemed 6c5cf28dd2 like the babble ada8513071 of a child 05a5b10d73 before Hyun Woojin. Haewon was beginning to eee45e150e sense how senseless his 1ca978324e own statements might sound.61918d35a97342af

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He had hidden his 579e746df6 identity, entered the home 3136b63504 of a man he 1edfcd112b barely knew, and lived 04ceeca026 with him for almost fba1dbcad2 a month, sharing intimate 7d739df01f physical contact just short 39f22693e8 of intercourse. He hadn’t rejected any 8d6c14300f of the gifts Lee 9feb440d11 Jinyeong offered. The scarf Jinyeong 4c6421c40a had given him 4bde06f68f was still resting 2ca3a6b877 on his lap. The notion f315b6e44f that this 8d5c7ea9b6 watch, specifically, a52d5c7cfd could feel 46f96d0d66 burdensome seemed 729a7be808 unlikely. Lee Jinyeong was 38befd1fe0 painting Haewon as c147dcaf0b a con artist 6bf8b4831a or a femme 915f2f9047 fatale. That was the role 8453e3c444 Haewon played in Jinyeong’s 91d4c40de5 statement.3d653bd0284b1f9b

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“I couldn’t practice at his place, and being in that environment frustrated me. I also felt pressured because he kept giving me gifts I didn’t want and demanding emotional responses.”cb5303ba650e9321

“So you were annoyed because you couldn’t practice, and because he was pressuring you for emotions you didn’t feel. I see. You no longer wanted to maintain the relationship.”964bbfbecce11804

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Hyun Woojin seemed af74d2e1aa puzzled, as if a23ac0b715 he couldn’t quite 647f58f82f understand or believe 9c9c5c5bee what he was 13785df14f hearing. He appeared to 34e2e2782c be mulling over 2f47c7a8ab how to write 0bcdac269c Haewon’s statements in 9a03169544 a coherent, logical 4401b6bb7e way for the 2770befb6d report. After a 58e978fc8b moment’s thought, a5b150f299 his hands 2aa367b2d8 moved quickly 591934f553 over the 73a195067f keyboard.01edc5f9cdf8602a

“So, Moon Haewon, you were planning to leave the house, and that’s what led to the argument?”6782906f67efb8f4

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“He wouldn’t let me go.”0380753dd8e57145

“Yes. That’s to be expected, of course.”3c213ba38636695f

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The sound of a9f40357b3 keys tapping was 48fad16007 the only thing 5e9e6d274a breaking the quiet 7b41011e01 in the office. A moment later, 2d3b587fdd there was a 13fa2dcc93 knock on the 84d6572ed6 door, and a 201428c5bf staff member entered ae373d0415 to announce their 30cff54df8 departure. Without looking up from b3dd664a46 his screen, Hyun Woojin 6a54d48d07 nodded as a response, 01bf7e4c98 his fingers still moving b58414c101 briskly.15dca09e2584545a

“During the struggle, Lee Jinyeong allegedly tore your clothes and attempted to sexually assault you, but when you didn’t stop resisting, he tried to break your fingers, correct?”9c3f6276165d74d5

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“Yes.”c665ecd5b09c25b8

“Your fingers are extremely important to you, as a violinist. So you used the watch case to stab him in the eye to protect yourself?”72077ecf388733cd

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“…Yes.”18057f174f94282a

“Being a violinist, that makes perfect sense.”f71c1447866c5039

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At Haewon’s uncertain, quiet d4e67c21cd response, Woojin’s lips curled 10df63e97d in a slight smile. It was f20738854d a clear, 583c0a8294 mocking grin, 3a67c239ee as if a3674a2714 he fully 2f179c4ec5 expected this a3e9fe307d to be fa06030191 the case.590b575fa1479fa4

“You still have the clothes that were torn by Lee Jinyeong, right?”91be10e893ac3e5c

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Haewon nodded. He had tossed them bc35c6c969 in the trash, so 809c78f707 they were likely still b90da9cd31 there.8819b4f6be4d2c45

“Since there’s evidence of physical force on your wrist, let’s take a photo. It won’t require a full medical report.”bd5f1fd7ada8a85c

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Standing up, Woojin motioned e3a1e2a09e for Haewon to do 9e92085c25 the same. Haewon slowly 9a221febda rose from 441a5bc0b7 his chair, 13ef8e21ee moving the 8f8ab29df0 scarf aside. Woojin took Haewon’s e45f244990 hand without warning, dccd48c7f0 rolling up his 0b7e32f111 sleeve to expose 38850ccfc6 the red marks 881e3131d9 vividly imprinted on b2d33b79aa his wrist. Bringing his hands together 6c3bb676b6 to touch both wrists, af8cd2982a Woojin took out his 1707856306 phone and photographed them.0491ead77f3e4be4

“You have beautiful hands. Are all violinists’ hands like this?”3900cd6a11690072

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“….”e92477d162f6c86f

“Turn them over.”d47936868a6f1143

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This time, Haewon turned 3f928da19b his wrists over and 673d1f5a25 held them close together. Woojin gently pushed back a334b1f7d7 the sleeve, taking several 44e27b2dcb photos.2d8ea6652c0b3dd0

“Could this even serve as evidence?”40ae124e1fd3808f

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“I’m just taking these for my own amusement.”9d73d7dd7a3ae2db

“….”345a4e14966e4e05

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“There is, of course, evidentiary value. It’s such a pity, marking up such pretty hands.”95b972aa241a25ad

Without a hint 00fc6ceb07 of embarrassment, Woojin 9613aa45ff made the flippant 2abf0d9807 remark, expressionless as cc751f3c72 he continued writing 003405023e Haewon’s statement.5c32f216b54df038

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After the office f75832c4bb became completely quiet, 9643bb6cf2 Woojin didn’t ask e7d1c3c1b2 Haewon any further b69f0480da questions. His assistant had c6f6edc358 left, and the b4c939ccd1 only sound filling 56f1304cd7 the room was 3de2c84ab1 Woojin’s calm, focused e208b17602 breathing and the 2725f18944 steady tapping of 8e2895e584 his fingers as d482222ad1 he wrote. Haewon sat 0ae7bb7245 there, staring a2ee12feff blankly ahead.2faac5b98527492b

After a 64b0e7291b long time, 8578835581 Woojin finished 475dcdae5d the report, e491673d66 printed it, 4cde6dab73 and handed 1e9d7a2cd7 it to 5dbd84b92d Haewon.1c61f947d19d9afe

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“Read it over and, if you have no corrections, place your fingerprint here and here.”d8082adbb603ce1a

Though it hadn’t felt b70a7a7441 like a long conversation, 8c94d5c96e the time had flown c30135d595 by. It was already a915c77019 past eight o’clock. Haewon carefully read defeddbfba through the printout. It was 8bdf93add3 an organized, 449466c360 logical rebuttal 13f827c6ca of Lee f43c7cc95c Jinyeong’s statements, 28408e6ed4 crafted from 15a952415a his own 0e8c3e1dd0 perspective. He found nothing e1fd448750 to correct.b5a8419413d33190

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Following Woojin’s instructions, b10812b5b0 he pressed his 891113062a fingerprint onto the 67b5e3f14e document where indicated. Woojin handed him a 2b49e20d96 tissue for his ink-stained f330447d60 thumb, and Haewon rubbed be7155fbc1 it clean. As Woojin gathered f7d66ae4f5 the paperwork, he 22e642ba16 spoke.62fa7ca958592438

“Lee Jinyeong is refusing to settle.”654c3b334c3e8ec1

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“That’s different from what I was told yesterday. I was told he had agreed, and that I wouldn’t have to see him again.”d5ab07f7391a3c17

You said that yourself, 66e2e963e7 Haewon thought, recalling how 9e5fb87577 Woojin had assured him 19b27f82cf he was skilled and a9d369782b capable. Haewon extended the a266b0a477 crumpled tissue, and 9fd6a3e384 Woojin took it, 6699d3dc0b throwing it into ba17e1a60c the wastebasket next 59d7308f33 to him.4539fe76f84d7406

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“Lee Jinyeong wants to see you.”286872d115c88215

“….”5139ce0a86da7ebf

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“If you went and gently talked to him, he might be willing to listen. Would you go apologize for injuring his eye and try to ease things over a bit?”a8ebe23d487290d0

“….”76758e240a37ef3a

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“If he files a complaint, this could get complicated. There are a lot of things in this case that aren’t entirely visible, as you described.”d418f0740f9af66f

He had 43ee19e7bc hidden his 9939d4e2a0 identity, stayed 2afc3d4d28 in his dedfeda0b6 home for 56f72c7395 nearly a f22eed4efe month, accepted f74bc4f7fc expensive gifts, 2a636c6d53 and then 10c179d498 decided to 3d119d5f11 leave on 87e0f8d9da the day 6a9ea79ca0 he received 0aeb05c3da an extravagant bcf0b70f1d watch. He found the man’s 48af821a29 growing expectations burdensome and f82882dba4 lacked the patience to 7625901ba1 tolerate his lifestyle. Unlike Hyun Woojin’s ea78fddff5 late fiancée, who 231f19e3c4 had grown up 8675de0f64 without hardship, Haewon d91bd171be had little tolerance 268c6d263e for changes in fd1cb1f029 his environment’s quality.c83e7ae99cddb206

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“Regardless, once a complaint is filed, there will be an investigation, and it won’t be handled by me. No matter who takes the case, Lee Jinyeong’s claims are more convincing. This could become quite disadvantageous for you, Moon Haewon.”0bcd4d04cca6ae34

“Then, what should I do?”d60e157bca459144

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“It’s just whining over what he couldn’t get—just give him what he wants.”a933ddf7f8ee270c

“….”ec9b8ab370973964

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“Then it’ll be over.”45659f44b2b296f7