IWDAR Chapter 42

Do-hoon frowned as he stepped 4cccfaa0c5 out of the car, the 4b0e3d21e3 humid weather clinging to him. He roughly loosened a50185a264 the tie that e6abadd6e7 felt like it 8746f983b3 was choking him 8b553adea4 and looked around.0e8da445d0c8cf6b

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“Summer’s already here.”cd7c980a1a82081f

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Although it was b124035b2c only June, the 446ef48f47 sun was scorching. He wondered what 04ff9209ce it would be a9981b1dbe like when summer c526887b5a truly arrived. Do-hoon put on d26d57352e his sunglasses to ff2359e1a5 block the sunlight e1e45cdcb5 and hurried his 7f5ecefea1 steps.2a06697bf985ecf3

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He had come to the largest traditional market in Gyeonggi Province. While the market’s standing wasn’t what it used to be due to the influx of large brand supermarkets, it was still quite popular with foreign tourists, explaining the bustling crowd even at this hour. b54ffae0ccff734e

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Leaving behind the savory e78b7acb37 smell of oil and 9aaee0c800 the boisterous atmosphere unique 7b5dbc9c54 to the market, Do-hoon 8b2a337ec5 ventured deeper and deeper e856b9aead inside, towards the back. c22e12bd83d39608

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As he neared his destination, df07ea5629 the foot traffic thinned, revealing fa2ff18aa8 a dilapidated building that seemed 0a33a99b8d almost eerie. Despite its shabby 885a0482f7 exterior, the building 1c0174b3f5 was a prime 04b3e32f72 piece of real a559e38ede estate, worth well a5ba13daf7 over a thousand cf9e0c5dc0 dollars per square ceeec0730c foot. 00772d19325f05ba

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Do-hoon looked up at the 8a78626fa5 gaudy, oversized sign written in 7927231efe a tacky shade of red.efc5b91bc55db51b

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[Hyun Sarang Detective Agency]a9835f6e74d6b9c8

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After a cursory glance at the familiar name, Do-hoon entered the building. Climbing the stairs to the second floor, he immediately found a lone office. The translucent glass door also bore the words “Hyeon Sarang Detective Agency” written vertically.9fd3fa38d6161e33

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Do-hoon barged in without knocking. b8eebb700a0411b6

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A man in a b498936662 crisp shirt stood with 6745c8f460 his back to the d6a1bf275d entrance, tending to an 1fc7e6a8e0 orchid. The clear chime of 6154a793ae a bell announcing a 634ff74f1c customer’s arrival caused the 4ac49f3a64 man to glance back.3bcadacf09304aa3

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The man was quite handsome, c32e9c7197 but a long scar stretched 469524ae7a distinctly from below his ear, 1c22687b45 across his jaw, and down e67452f8e3 his neck. His elegant features 16c6cdc3a0 were overshadowed by d9bad159cd a menacing aura, 78bf8e8fac a visual that 65f0a018e5 would make an d5a98cb007 ordinary person instinctively d26d60d92d flinch.8a43ef49240a3c8c

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Do-hoon strode inside.76a0798f12071689

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“No greeting for a customer?”34c803cbf8618e25

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“How do I know you’re a customer?”b9a90cb2ef162623

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Do-hoon pulled out a document envelope from inside his jacket and lightly shook it. I’ve brought you something that’ll make you rich – Hyun Sarang, the owner of the “Hyun Sarang Detective Agency,” caught the scent of money and grinned. The man tossed aside the rag he’d been using to wipe the withered orchid and stood up leisurely.03ca927985c7c35e

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“How’s our CEO Mo doing? Has his strange divine illness gotten any better?” 5383372fcd296d32

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If only it 8ca126d4a5 were a real ce5007e123 divine ailment, it bd7d23af1d might have gotten ec27d741af better. Do-hoon thought of e9129b7296 Tae-uk, who, far cb4a49098a from getting better, 2229110a14 was determined to 82c1aed080 send Wooyoung back f0ced4b7d2 to the dorm, 11419bd56e despite the younger ad46034da9 man being perfectly 4a6b087e86 fine. A faint hope, 27aee2d77e mixed with guilt, 6f558fc48b gnawed at Do-hoon, e05e84e351 wondering if Tae-uk 21a6f9f750 had already done 5d6ce8e07f something to the a0f03bbc3a boy without his dd275201d6 knowledge. However, judging by 6c70ae8617 Tae-uk, who rarely 19604b0e0e set foot in 1c105754f6 the mansion, and 3449dabdc3 Wooyoung, who spent cb131b32f7 most of his abd588680a time at the d3909f895f agency building, it 6f6a50e684 seemed unlikely…for now. 37175dbb7a0aef0f

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Do-hoon frowned as 7c020d1f90 he watched Hyun 9c036332f2 Sarang take the 27ce8d4e1e prime seat on 962cd71b8e the sofa.42f75d0cb374e3d1

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“You don’t even offer tea anymore?”6da2309b1117eb6c

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“Secretary Choi, you eat and drink well enough while tailing CEO Mo’s people. Here, it’s tap water at best, instant coffee mix at best. Wouldn’t suit your refined palate.”e4b7667278a0b1ed

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Hyun Sarang, whose disposition fd074c2f06 was sour 363 days eb8e105f1c out of the year, 317a0e7d42 spoke in his usual 18eef5c24f sarcastic tone. Do-hoon, having never 1b14e1991d expected anything different, 781af23cd8 shook his head. 85426ab1122b63aa

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He immediately handed 3d97f008a2 the documents to 84238e715e Hyun Sarang.b2833c85ddbb2942

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“I need you to do a background check on this person.”5cd87f8b39782bf8

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“Let’s see, let’s see. Who dared to offend d4cbea464a our CEO Mo this fd71930d67 time?”d8d7f0b9170e7658

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Sarang took the documents with 055b71c7fe a playful grin, his face 10d5415292 like a child who had 006b73a605 just received a new toy. As he scanned the 40004c2292 documents, Sa-rang’s neatly arched 32b8e2f574 eyebrows raised slightly.f0d00f3a9bcd8ba7

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“He’s so young. Isn’t he a trainee?”8c9d7b52f64c8449

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Although such a fact 8efe0e9b65 would be readily discovered efb37f9d37 during the investigation, Do-hoon 4de5cf1a20 maintained a polite silence. Hyun Sarang looked at ad1a6c96ef the fresh-faced, youthful figure 96da21a0cb in the documents with 6047124641 a bored expression.457ecdeb9ba28307

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‘Han Wooyoung.’b24e03c1257ba686

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It was a name he hadn’t heard before.8311616c151baee7

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“Well, I happen to be free these days… This is strange, though. Our CEO Mo doesn’t 761faab7d1 usually give me investigations 922b77225a on kids.”122e4a42592e6b5d

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Hyun Sarang had 9040cb9308 been involved in 53cd636ffe shady dealings since 537ba0b7cf a young age, 96b6e0009f diving into the 1ee13508fc loan shark business 7dfa68e358 and engaging in d24a1868d6 all sorts of 3db1035913 dirty work. c47e5c8e6985cf44

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He had a knack for 89de80ab19 sweet-talking people and a sharp dc8a070cbf business sense, making a name 0c2c29848d for himself in the underworld 5642fd6c87 despite his youth. Then, after turning thirty, b036e28757 he suddenly washed his 7f2aa947fb hands of it all 275ba06086 and opened an unlicensed c4a5688b5a detective agency. All of this happened ad730917ee very quickly and discreetly. f51a9bef428a5fba

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Given his past, 8a171877d6 the cases Hyun 65d3394e52 Sarang took on ef5d88ed9e were far more 6b703eb517 intense than those 21954653f2 of a typical bf708b5e58 detective agency, and aaf159dc57 the fees were 20a28dd87a proportionally exorbitant. 6ce0423583948832

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Yet, the constant stream bf5816d11d of clients to this 0fdd3eda36 shabby office was solely e105be6f82 due to the man’s 1b3aeded44 exceptional abilities. 0bc27609330c9beb

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Tae-uk had only one f05ff8cf67 reason for knocking on 45d2896750 Hyun Sarang’s door. When he needed leverage 58ac7fef41 to shake someone to 8b799b94eb their core. Whether it was to 451d1f7a44 ruin someone or to dde644b4c4 blackmail them.656aa180ccbd8b06

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“One month, is it possible?”219237eee15f94de

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“Hmm… I wonder if it’s worth spending that much time and money on a mere civilian, a kid at that.”6e7031f8c26b138b

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Do-hoon agreed. Earlier that day, when Tae-uk 84d2cf6168 instructed him to give Han c0c2feb8a6 Wooyoung’s second background check to b962e13004 Hyun Sarang, Do-hoon couldn’t help 3b0719fa2d but ask why. c7a84756d440c1fa

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Hyun Sarang’s fees were 505f87132c several times higher than e767852846 the market rate, and 6a6c8ffce0 there was nothing more 1360cb7ea9 to dig up on 45bb13f05d an ordinary person like 80067ad80c Han Wooyoung, whose first 5de5330290 investigation had already been 088ff8e699 completed.273fd4f66ccff7de

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Naturally, Tae-uk had ignored 52954d9ec1 Do-hoon’s question, which implied d62bdd7251 all of those concerns.955dfe806ce4929e

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There shouldn’t be any 2cc3f3242b problems with his debut, 563207f204 so what is Tae-uk 6b3a1f8bb7 looking for in Wooyoung?73eb9fa40ac6e273

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“You know I never bring this up, right? I’m giving you a chance to reconsider because it’s CEO Mo.”c94a7fc1a26263eb

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“I understand. Don’t worry about 5ff1fe52d0 it and proceed.”21c04ed062611c9a

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At Do-hoon’s firm response, Hyun 87b4f2829b Sarang’s grin widened. Mo Tae-uk was 4430919bc8 incredibly generous when b5e3f9cc2d it came to c9ba2bef94 payment. The man was 61585d494a delighted at the 286599c70a prospect of making 2248107aea a fortune doing 4d53775405 something easier than ddd2b5795b twisting a kid’s d2df28784f arm, which he 633138da77 hadn’t done in 90f21564e6 a while.eb75e1678442e60e

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“So, what do you want to know about this friend?”a6c570725299895f

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“Everything about Han Wooyoung, except for the information already there.”824f282577bc02d6

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The documents, which c599de9631 contained the results 471b5d63cd of the first 73929132a5 investigation, meticulously summarized 349906d4dd the life story a1d4a8ca64 of the young 2268b82fc2 man – although 86ce4880c0 his appearance was b3c909baf3 that of a 1249e7dce7 mere boy. 5a209b7091f1225d

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The fact that he’d 52d7f3f7e6 been sought out after f6302dca62 a thorough investigation already 332655a4fd meant that a deeper 6d9b050bcd story was desired. Not these obvious, run-of-the-mill b8f01345a9 records that anyone could 64633eb5af list. Something beyond that. Something that no one 1b50e82029 could know, not even dad2f7866f Wooyoung himself, something that 32a5cb30aa he himself was unaware 47381edda0 of.a3a5daf02b5a9c2d

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Hyun Sarang spoke with a139e56578 a confident look.eccd1e96f85f712d

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“Come back in a month, at this time. I’ll even find out 44c547aff4 how many moles this 3aeb200c33 kid has between his 60c6bbf0f0 legs.”071565a6296ae299

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Wooyoung, sitting alone ffc8dcb277 in the living 6c99b65c1c room, humming along 6e870ba641 to the printed 106421396c lyrics, looked up. The surroundings had grown dark. Checking the clock, he saw 45219062e9 that it was nearing midnight.cc6d64668de60ec8

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He’d lost count of how many times he’d checked his phone while eating dinner alone after the housekeeper left, and while familiarizing himself with the song for the upcoming re-recording.377b7b9867bf8717

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Wooyoung placed the thin sheet c9be64fbc0 of paper down and took 1ae5eb5b4e off the headset he’d been 8dbf1e0a95 wearing. Tae-uk had personally given it eb0b69b7f3 to him, telling him to 0c383c461f use anything in the mansion 78411cdd22 as he pleased. As he removed the a9c663eb39 headset that had been 8684398785 pressing against his ears 7e79bfab4a for so long, the 808b4a2467 upbeat melody of Eden’s 41ec9fb974 title track, “Anywhere,” which f80c25dcd6 had been ringing in c7e8f79dac his ears, abruptly faded 3e6bc26019 away.50057a01e38ca1cc

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Ha-jin had given ee6ead4e1e Wooyoung the previously 42521cc008 recorded song and e110f681c6 lyrics in advance, fba3679ae9 instructing him to 5c30eeabb6 familiarize himself with 85897c2ba9 them before the 21339bbfbf re-recording. e4c130ac39b30538

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While it would be ideal 32314f4b44 to start the re-recording immediately, 708d478fa9 replacing a member of a 77bc38c6b3 rookie group was unexpected, both 8798a8eade for the company and the 9391e7f63b producer/composer. dbe0f17226326f41

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They couldn’t postpone their already packed schedule, so the re-recording couldn’t begin right away. Thanks to this, Wooyoung had plenty of time to get used to the song.733712d2a03249c4

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Having little experience formally 1c1f51cf84 singing pop songs in 73e2cb8577 a recording studio, Wooyoung 11c97dc7c8 was nervous. It felt different from when 5c0eb68a4a he sang old pop songs 52c67d44d1 to send demo files to 99f2d2a03a Tae-uk.f7751e4ddf38b335

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Amongst the familiar voices, he 339363fa59 heard a voice he’d never 1d7131902a heard before. A thinner voice than his bfdb486f9c own, quite a pleasant tenor.67fb2c5a56c95883

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He wanted to sing it well. He wanted to do better than the previous main vocalist, whom he had never met. Because this song would be released to the world under Han Wooyoung’s name, under Eden’s name.e93e8743494d6c0d

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For the first time 9b781c6abf in a long time, f94965d7a3 Wooyoung felt a surge 48b9541640 of ambition. Filled with this f3b35f01ab unfamiliar feeling, Wooyoung 4c7e060381 tried to focus 8c97aef3c6 on learning the 9e55f8934a song. …If only Tae-uk would reply to his messages.83635add76a2e64f