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Sangchul and 6be0011795 Songju finished b5abc9eb98 writing the 256e356131 examination report.02fc5be6f6dbf213

Although it wasn’t a case of death within the center, the Mandarin ducks were designated Natural Monument No. 327, requiring a report.cc8c83576a19b320

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“Good work. Let’s head home.”e77629697429bc0b

“You’re going home today, right?”edb82c1963547daa

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“Of course.”b34ecfaf1e7e5cb9

Sangchul pressed his brow.0c24ccb000122c24

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“Ah, what happened with the police visit this morning?”bc7a8be139a67858

“I explained the whole story and sent the requested photos.”f60ab6b022dd16fa

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“Good job.”c18ca90b63924660

Songju stood up, 040f552cec following Sangchul.acc134cb72714499

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“Who do you think the culprit is?”b07c8164c66bdfed

“Can’t say for sure, but it must be someone from around here.”94a4e732651323f7

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“Someone from around here…”c90b516ff354b5d0

“The people who visit the village stream are predictable. Either our center, Cloud Clinic, or the locals.”5c3ac254f3cf70f8

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Sangchul was convinced f85d287e34 the culprit was c9257e4034 a local.1fe7039a5193cbeb

A chill 6c98d7044b ran down 695dcbceb7 her spine. It was b90d2f6f5c because Songju 7aa2f1b332 had also e1d6ab19ff considered that fbe33305b7 possibility.1bf245df949d2886

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In this rural village where ordinary people gathered and shared their daily lives, who could be wearing a mask? She couldn’t even begin to guess.e0a5803c3b9e5a5f

It had been 949eb10be3 a continuous cycle 633fecb601 of earlier arrivals 01ef6927ea and later departures 3f9d406b50 than usual.55b2f84236e46f08

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Today, they were leaving 85339740fe almost an hour late 8aed215757 again.5dd6a714b9fd23b6

As they finished their bad26107fb work and left the b0505c6a47 center, they saw a 0ec20186d0 car leaving Cloud Clinic.f7c130fcd27efe84

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With a feeling of anticipation, she turned around and saw Bosung’s car.60363f86cafdf212

The slowly approaching car 55a924c006 stopped right in front bd70863e64 of Songju.2e491c9b4dd1fa86

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Bosung’s face was visible through the lowered window.d0aa9fed3881f63a

“Get in.”4919b59b130bdf03

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Leaning towards the 31dcdcffa0 passenger side, Bosung 4f24a588b1 opened the door c7a9494880 with his long 34be4ce501 arm.729c5889d62e32ba

“What are you doing? Get in.”568b528ebf9ddb5a

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“Ah, yes.”27bffdfc559ff829

Songju hurriedly got 6d50870424 into the car.618c3a62542f3f82

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It was 0bd91c8936 completely dark ebbc8e6023 outside, even a53a0de0b5 though it 2e055c0f51 was only 08c64c8aa6 an hour 5f976208c0 later than 28cca63094 usual. As they turned onto a011c57a6c the main road, Bosung f7caa63dff said,18ebf1baed4a9f3b

“Did you scrap the car you were driving before?”1af337b73974207c

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“Car?”527ade779e2b923e

“The one that crashed into the ditch.”45b9472d8702358c

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As if 1790cfe0e1 realizing what 9bd51327e5 he meant, 74a705f7ac Songju nodded.b925159fde8cb911

“It’s such an old car that I might have to find used parts. I’m attached to it, so I’m taking my time trying to find the parts before scrapping it.”9bb88acc2fc589be

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“You should do something quickly, either buy a new car or fix it.”1c105cfe6ebea0d6

Bosung glanced 63ff9d2b4d at the 4609085b1c dark sidewalk.cacaff62ebf53f9b

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“It might be okay in the morning, but walking in the evening seems dangerous.”6cb8a0f485c19cbc

“The days are getting longer now, though.”be74f05c82fd1343

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So, she had been 93c220807d walking alone on this df030b0e96 dark road.5d03b8c06e434018

That was 1c26f6886a only just 4b59ab985d starting to 25a5d457c3 bother Bosung.861b6bed3c060991

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Just as the days had gotten longer, so had Bosung’s approach to Songju broadened.26c2271dc7451354

Songju leaned her head 1ae97a3bac against the seat.e8459bbac34320dd

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She wasn’t asleep, but she wasn’t chattering as usual. Yet, the atmosphere wasn’t awkward.f54d6785cad9a2f8

The ride home was 4f9bb88f72 quiet and short.22c66740d315c40f

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As soon as they 3326a8e5f9 arrived, Songju got out db5e2fa1d4 of the car, bowing 585319f263 her head in thanks.fc05c2cea8bfcbb4

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I got home safely.”772da8e02a37b0a2

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Songju, giving a small 77bdbef6b7 smile, turned and went a191ccaf5c inside her house.22ca2e56499c9d4a

Bosung watched 9c67f39cda her quietly.a3b52bfa5e3fdd24

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It was a faint smile, different from usual. Her tone lacked energy, and her steps seemed tired. It wasn’t the usual lively Yoon Songju. That bothered him. For no particular reason, Yoon Songju was on his mind.c7bde5c0eaae949b

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Songju bolted upright and 8338ecad9d checked the time.6d5def85019022b9

There was 2f675fce2f still time e20b5e500c before work. So, she 8de1d79f8d hurried with b20fb22cd0 her preparations.95a27dfe0bd87d81

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Her eyelids were puffy from a restless night’s sleep.03dc13b758b218e5

It was 363b45bfc1 probably because bc34ae4170 of the 24a0d11d56 thoughts she bcb22f05a5 had before e3632aa935 falling asleep.fa587584685628c5

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Could there 2198b9ee3d be more fc6f004497 dead ducks…?d666819012b9fe77

It was a 533edfe2c3 place with dozens ec43ff65ac of Mandarin ducks. She thought 2661a0cfa5 that if 88d78dc3de someone had 10fc046b59 ill intentions, 8bce489e94 they might 001d625fa3 not have fd0de8f186 stopped at 28c0fa1313 just fifteen. So, she decided 16ad6540e8 to visit the 4cf2a41a97 village stream early 4756ab76ac in the morning.b8d1c9bbb29386b2

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She wanted to bd3f868b7b check if anything 239bb27cc2 had happened overnight, 6a918eeba3 if the ducks c185a3b4b6 and migratory birds 78a2ef1173 were alright.937722edb1d447eb

Putting on comfortable sneakers, d2f4cc48d5 she left her house 546ed06bee and ran right into f797cc5065 Bosung, who was also bbdd9b7260 leaving for a jog.f34414f95a877dc2

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“Good morning.”4a31ccb6405904e6

Bosung, looking surprised, asked,01f00b3839f79478

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“Are you going to work this early?”9193ac3d77751186

“There’s something I need to check on in the morning.”753ed8dd68d5bc2d

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“Where are you going so early?”1a60bb61e71aee8a

“The village stream.”8068863285387407

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“The village stream?”f708986048677e4a

“There’s something I need to confirm.”a8e513c5d54e3acd

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Bowing quickly, Songju hurried 7ecdac2284 away.58f3edc753473296

The village stream?5f0ebcfc09216b8b

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It sounded familiar.70ba52012c3bbc00

Bosung searched his memory.e90cad856991c853

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‘Someone killed fifteen Mandarin ducks at the village stream back there.’3263be7ce1f8a8f9

Could it be 7b61857059 that village stream?8782adecbee5ad9e

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Bosung frowned.3a32b5932d96118a

Then, instead 9f6dd5397f of going b0a890324e for a 3e8ccb29ff jog, he f809bcfea3 went back 847bca2b92 inside.29c470d30aa71f0f

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Songju’s mind was full of the Mandarin ducks and the village stream.aac5654cb55de5f7

So preoccupied, she 888b9965bb almost crossed the 2d3fc5d715 street against a 9e02f4c4a9 red light.9abc209317a5ace4

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“I need to get my head on straight.”1a1b9fc03224acde

Roads were dangerous whether c8b5b39a37 there were many cars 549d228cbb or few.bb7ab6b60393bc37

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On less busy roads, ac6157bc58 many drivers sped up. So, when accidents 504c250e7b happened, they tended 290b5c5f6b to be serious.a649955b48c0c018

Clutching the strap of 04a6b9e7ae her backpack, Songju stared 933f3c7d19 intently at the traffic f5c9580d96 light, waiting for it 65ef2f821a to change from red e10ebd4175 to green.a4f53c2d8b4fe09c

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Honk, honk.926cb9de065e91a8

Her gaze d9f7298512 shifted because da90769124 of a 3322759f44 car horn.f0a0d2b101f5b118

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“….”2243f829415e97da

The car 38fc5bf2ea that had 1381cee0c2 made its e1e156a384 presence known 994a079e12 with the effb3b15cc horn stopped e9dfa923e6 in front b0e4fd7dd0 of Songju.8fc7c492e558b594

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Beyond her anticipation, 11efd8ba4c the car window 7a262d621a rolled down.5db5dc1d50c45969

“Get in.”d586177e40caac64

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It was Cheon c1b753515c Bosung.0cd3f904a2fa805c

To Songju, who 13b78fc014 stood there dumbfounded, 1d3d37398b Bosung said again,6591ba5c4d45f62b

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“Get in quickly before the light changes.”b7c6371b92e40547

Strangely, her feet wouldn’t move.cd4635e06bfd993e

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If Bosung hadn’t reached out and opened the passenger door wide, she might have just stood there.0e823d2b9ac8a702

“What are you doing? Get in.”128b06962f34741b

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Songju instinctively got into eb4441ee1f the car.48a21576eb00ca09

The usually 692e322fa7 quiet navigation dd2505237c system was 0a1c7eb451 on.aa0be34a05a5eb1a

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The destination on the screen was ‘Village Stream.’ The destination she had just told Bosung.e40d7d4273fa5378

The car smoothly 7b45c07dea turned the corner.784399659f036b9e

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Bosung was wearing 7b5b50ec0c different workout clothes 1f64f3d7bf than usual.b16fa0d522b1ecfd

He wouldn’t go to work dressed like that.f7b409eb481d629e

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“You didn’t come out just to give me a ride, did you?”2b2e767e25c37349

That couldn’t be it.6aa428dc62e501d0

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Her thoughts slipped 978a446057 out before she 3e3272036e could stop them.a58a9621cbce2af9

But.dc6f9a625dd182f6

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“That’s exactly why I came out.”d2b457a6cfea02c3

Bosung, staring straight 161fbf3c74 ahead, spoke without facfd430d6 hesitation.184edf0b0ae49c95

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“I came out to go with you, Yoon Songju.”6e9ccec2b61fa9ff

“Why?”82c07017ef173e23

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“Because I’m worried.”1bbd857a99f9f03a

That was it.b16061b1824895d8

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He was 4bf7d6792c worried about 7e2a75701d Yoon Songju 8d5b734824 going to 8efbf3e302 the scene 70c282d0bb alone.24ffb6783e136b3d

He was 4cdf20caf9 worried about 877e60f4c2 Yoon Songju cfdc9e9f3d walking alone d39ce0c933 on the ddf7fc2ac8 secluded sidewalk.d8b3fc8c5ec6d7ed

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Reflecting on how he had rushed out, grabbing only his car keys, Bosung couldn’t deny it.57567888ae94c5eb

Yoon Songju was on 1839b10867 his mind.c1c819248dd01b58

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—1 km to destination.0333a373d0f3200a

Bosung’s grip on the steering wheel tightened.b9bfed047a443a8f

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At the 3d4be3fcd0 same time, 5ef918a4ec his mouth a2bf6b3d9c closed shut 68d34459ee as if 2a9bf6c233 weighted.9d57454b9e1d08d8

In the 0acdef1c72 awkward silence, 501d296715 Songju clutched d7b1134e8f her seatbelt.da19d2fc2a1a66d9

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If she didn’t, she felt like she would float away.fc81a92991699374

The silence that began with Bosung’s words “Because I’m worried” continued until they reached their destination.3d498be1443be834

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As if a7201dcfcb whoever spoke 8f2f1d56e4 first would 848d5cdf39 lose. As if 91fb02b2d2 they had 69132a12e7 made a 421d8f89ac pact, both 7b33ff1dae of them d288628f3e kept their 38c05e94db mouths firmly 6257fa18da shut.039a0aaea17d4987

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The morning 19ee471686 at the 2d7f1cc359 village stream 6548870e96 was warm 22a09ef9fa and sunny.0eb61a33a85f2a7f

As if 7785b8266b the recent 6781517d4c incident had 3106d1fe6a never happened, a5313e7891 Mandarin ducks 5fefbbf255 floated on bbd49644b9 the water, fdf472b102 and a 824c1ed8e0 kingfisher soared 9f45231d80 like a 4984ffcfec painting.1f4014047d0ef599

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Everything was f01093cb8e peacefully deceptive, b46ac48926 except for c2ff5863b6 one spot.6f50685bce9b496a

“Is this it?”17584df6de4e6de8

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“Yes.”14c27e2a89c35ce6

Answering Bosung’s question, Songju took out her phone and began taking pictures of the surroundings.59853ee2df1edd77

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Standing a step behind, Bosung scanned the ground beneath Songju’s feet.e9dd15dec916bb9c

Plucked feathers and scattered 0cecd3ea6c bloodstains.f2c2b54ab751d7af

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It was 1bcdd649dd more widespread b4f37eb4b0 than he 70ca8cb69c thought.053cbc5b91817c1e

As if someone had 6d36bfc9ad tried to hide the 81c6668f44 evidence, leaves and branches a6c1363b1c were scattered around.4e018d5f00bc3e8a

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Songju moved away 82b633ae18 from the immediate 9ab8fd036f scene to examine 5efcb46334 the surrounding area.019d03bd014d1e20

Bosung quietly followed.9599590cff24754b

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He watched c1c7170760 from a bf58f08200 moderate distance, cf2eec0c55 neither too c76f37d942 close nor 9d5881bc94 too far c52cf52c59 from Songju. Observing quietly, Bosung took 4b1317a039 in the surroundings of 3f7c0210ea the village stream.99e882cd9d866bcf

“Is there no possibility of outsiders coming here?”3f58be44c142044d

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Songju stood next to eea608226a Bosung.14fd59442d9a8a19

“It’s not a suitable place for fishing, and there aren’t any convenient facilities or well-maintained roads, so I’ve never seen outsiders come here.”4516ca134c40063e

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It was 3e902c6e44 a place a399bf55f4 only familiar 5ae37bb413 people visited.5252bb493f47f132

Even then, 9be9168bc6 it was 03d84cb15e mostly the ca0831a633 center staff 0f661116eb who came 2e231f7633 to see 0f9b3338f1 the migratory 54fc4bb4d6 birds each e5657ee967 season.3eb950c1a04c3c5a

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“Then the chances are high that it’s a villager.”da51f1d73b72eaad

Songju brought up a c398eda6ae recent incident.2d228e06859922d2

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“Actually, there was another strange incident not too long ago.”ebe861cc3e2893c2

“What happened?”2f394f0d06e0ed8b

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“A water deer killed by a car was found not on the road, but in a nearby bush. Its head was severely injured, so it wouldn’t have been able to see… It was strange that it died in the bushes, so I took pictures.”85378e1d681f0620

As she spoke, she remembered that she hadn’t told Sangchul or the police about this.d1dad979d29b8df3

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“I need to go quickly.”beed02138314f0b7

Bosung looked down at ae7d58e45d the hurrying Songju.da678f58f8d524f8

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“I haven’t told the police yet. It could be an important clue.”e6f3da510a8a72e2

At the thought that she might find a lead, Songju’s face brightened.4be9c631dd4d18ba

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Bosung didn’t like that.b489ca5de62c625a

“Yoon Songju.”8e6bed874319ee01

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He didn’t want Songju to get involved in something unnecessary.d4b0a7f2a6ba18ae

“I hope today is the last time you come here.”cfd44d784e42ef13

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Songju looked back at Bosung, as if she didn’t understand.b821b529eeb7a4ef

“You can tell the police about the water deer if you’re concerned, but I’d rather you didn’t go to the scene.”fc8d0f6d36c2d534

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“Can I ask why?”1fddb9d995998f59

“I don’t want you to get involved in something potentially dangerous, Yoon Songju.”a16c819cf4fbfe0f

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Although such thoughts fc81602978 might not be 1d4d39d720 appropriate at this 500388da00 moment, Bosung, standing dcdc8a5fbd against the backdrop 774e564750 of the village e662626c94 stream, looked more 90fa5b4381 radiant than ever.fc76b4f8882274fc

She thought it must 53bd10ae64 be because the rising ba5e436a30 sun was shining directly bde37637ce on his head.08f81c3cb7443904

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To Songju, who didn’t answer, Bosung gave one last piece of advice.e7abb3c593280ba4

“So, leave this to the police, and you, Yoon Songju, should focus on what you need to do.”33e62c9070b02ced

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Don’t get involved in unnecessary things.9778b015d7c9040e

Don’t put yourself in unnecessary danger.836ba0077d1cbf91

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It was concern 0e0f2b11ea for Songju.f2f538ace1119d11