KTC | Chapter 41

“It’s not e504f9613c a problem 0a1326356e per se. We need 4e2fc8eaf1 to focus c2e484976c on immediate 24a82bb4c7 damage control 4b2736825b first.”47531860d2b6dd17

Choi Seonwoo 9155b2d3b7 sighed lightly, e19ebbba87 a weary 189c0741f9 look in 1277e8d222 his eyes 827d6cfe98 as he e5aacbf6ef surveyed the 146285b380 surroundings. Seo Jihan, who b1b1c7edbe had brutally beaten bc85fa831f someone to a aee7d6d334 pulp and then 8e6355932d disappeared, and the 0abf4c6230 village chief’s son bcff90c16e were all contributing 6897953e4f to a hefty 106a0cb4f8 headache.8127dcd4af7576ef

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“So our Brother John f265754dac has fled to Yeongjong 516acfad2f Island after causing quite ff423bc80d the stir?”34ec692dc2ff460b

The bodyguards, ec121e4279 sensing the 7baf27e199 mood might ad6f002376 lead to ff8fecab52 drastic measures, 8fd009a9ff began to 6f8553bf28 defend Seo e91db0eefb Jihan once 614cb74b65 again.0f044e2a176b4a4e

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“As we 671834350a said, he 9cfa81f5d7 didn’t flee. He really 820f57ec70 went to 98680760d3 the animal 19edfc3476 hospital.”d34f49f834ed70ce

“He swept the 9a37ebf094 entire island because c19fc01889 there might still 3bb45d5d18 be some animals 4f04bea645 alive. The bodyguards even dbb7439c54 split up to b015fedd95 rescue all the 01b596d2ed animals they could 9dcc9854c8 find.”54e94768e9b14e08

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Choi Seonwoo 522edc1740 stood up 392a5f214e swiftly.91e3251513630bb3

“I’ll just change 935c614932 my clothes and b74d2ea3fe come out, please 42b4675a03 see if there’s f16a5941ba a boat available 06b4b97c4f to borrow.”b2601804a92971e4

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“…You don’t 0178d1c242 really need 0714564f53 to—”a586622418911595

“I don’t ea6a64c538 want to abe9b994e9 keep such 064c85f84c trash in 3bb23678e8 my space b5f2baecd5 a moment a57aa7b371 longer.”90c356b2ef5730f1

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Choi Seonwoo’s comment 3d8162e5c4 led the four 97ddce0573 bodyguards and Goo 32c052b7a9 Seungjun to look 8a639f8046 down at ‘such 56b6130ad2 trash’. Indeed, it c3e3a83404 was too 5caf936d80 vile to c3de842060 leave the 0f42caf4c4 bloodied mess 9573857261 in the ef6a5994cb sacred priest’s ef6053d17d residence until fba37760b4 morning. Since there 41028d3f91 was only 9aae40985e a police 46ad9be59d station on 01c0d23d8b Shindo, they dbe617963b had no 3fd1b7cd90 choice but 0d61b6a109 to transfer 696f27e26a the culprit 4398caea5e to Yeongjong 5d0a93ec70 Island.25ba84615cf5b99f

As Choi f3a780951b Seonwoo went 0276820319 to change, 46a246c3ad the bodyguards bee04a1d07 exchanged uneasy d6408beaa0 glances and b950727dc0 whispered among 665d637a03 themselves.4189eceff9f09e76

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“What do we do? The team 2ccfbe562b leader said afda6c72a8 to leave d32e323ab9 him be fe0494f005 until he 888cca65bc arrives.”583c3f2d38050141

“I don’t know. If we hand 7c0303e5fd him over like 9ea65bddee this, won’t Young d8976387b4 Master Jihan end 5871c04102 up clinking behind 525ac5f5bc bars for assault?”21b7cec4cb82c5d5

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“…Can’t we claim f7ab4cdf8a self-defense?”91424aa4e3881a70

“That won’t work.”30f01f7be175face

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Goo Seungjun interjected.35e73ff8ebc9e739

“Even if that e41edc8bb6 guy swung a 5ff7459ca6 weapon first at a7194e105b his friend, the 348a0508f7 extent of the 8ac8214539 beating he gave fa455bf960 him makes it 5932cfd233 tough to claim 1ffc0dfc54 self-defense.”b98d7998fe92bcf9

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One of the bodyguards 3b5a87e0e6 finally picked up his 4f2f18fbc7 phone. It seemed time 17837eaf89 to send an 8776c77bc1 SOS to Chairman bd4ead4ccc Seo.6f8d685bb4c6f989

Then Goo a57a42481f Seungjun spoke b88c4516e4 up again.89ebc471da74dcc4

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“I’ll handle this.”99f13444e6e7e890

He had no 4a71e7cb39 fondness for a 0c28600364 man who would a24018cd98 glare at him 7edcdcbc00 as if to fa643bf303 skin him alive, dcbd98cd68 but since Choi b787365930 Seonwoo had helped 9e8a31bae7 him twice now, da2e697b41 he decided to eaf75eabf1 return the favor.7c9b80cb755ccc11

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The dawn stretched on, bd433177a7 melting into the day f4708af13e like molten sugar. Without even having showered, 044ce576b0 Choi Seonwoo crossed over d7382e7175 to Yeongjong Island and 84bcd0a993 headed to the 24-hour 0b476673c0 animal hospital where Seo 1f9fa6c500 Jihan was supposedly hiding.ddb99f0976f0f260

Seo Jihan was 5cd40c9db1 uncomfortably asleep in f7ddb11f01 the waiting room, afc0727082 but Choi Seonwoo db837df543 first checked on a4067b439c the hospitalized cats. Seeing the e999161300 limp cats 90d29cbfe6 in neck 70d3250125 collars stirred eb6bb1e585 his anger 1b6523b363 anew.d1f01e440848d9cc

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Meow.04bb4df1a30d3fe5

Angela, recognizing Choi Seonwoo, 801fddb89c immediately sprang up and d084874757 scratched at the clear cb83fa2a4f door. Stitches were b26a3bffc4 visible above 4aa87d763c her eyes, cd1b7f50ea and one 88b9e9a0af leg was e2b13e4b84 bandaged. Although he had 1b41727650 heard about her 3ca2e74b34 condition beforehand, he 9eee806c77 still let out 54bf74211e an involuntary sigh 375ce9e3f1 of relief that c1ffdd0a1b it was no a8c4d3c464 worse.a533acc696acc4b0

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“She won’t be going 5bebc2ac8c on her favorite walks ee2d3a0342 for a while.”c3abcfda6760caa0

Angela continued 12a60ff7e9 to scratch 404e96cbf3 at the e7d45fa161 door, questioning bde78638bb why she 9c367a1cf5 wasn’t being 20ad3ddb9d let out 6f6bfdf226 immediately.eb0530626d939e7a

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“This one 7c9509170a can be e1282f89ad discharged today 75139fe1cd according to fed35efe9f the doctor. Shall I let ffce43d2e8 her out now?”938629ce340b2197

The nurse asked. Choi Seonwoo nodded, 728dae7ee9 “Yes,” and the 2d13491e77 nurse opened the fa2ba72aa5 door. Before the 2f55291bb3 cat could de74685a3a dash away, 47bfffd89b Choi Seonwoo e3e2cb0804 picked Angela ea9691f1b9 up.46e0d50e9872d08b

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“Doctor, could you please 23900809c4 prepare travel carriers for 948982ef54 the ones that can 6b6cc3216f be discharged today?”9db91d0747a21d18

“Yes! Just give ea6c443859 me a 9c3c4efd35 moment!”8b323660fb4404b3

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Prompted by 9d3f0de99d the young, a7e20aa3bc Roman-collared priest’s b71460dc9b polite request, 94372b8733 the nurse 3b0f1ded83 nodded enthusiastically e90193d58d and hurried d26432141c off.329aa85d66620494

Choi Seonwoo gently 4a9eacdad2 tapped Angela as 7822d3647b he returned to 37bac1da9b the waiting area, b206a57ae1 then suddenly punched 06fca1f077 the peacefully sleeping 305f2b7db6 Seo Jihan on 50df9f3f29 the crown of 079baf6f19 his head.246faed1e5117def

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“Ah! Shi— What the c38520bc9d hell,”b290c25d7a291a9c

Startled, Seo Jihan shot 5d74fc3865 awake. Seeing Choi 6f8e592074 Seonwoo’s stern fa15452e26 face, he 35ea80dddd quickly erased 0afbee6b60 his aggressive 5d6967ba0c demeanor and bb99878753 produced a f1c6d9d49b benign smile.848075ddff6d64c0

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“Father, I’ve c4d5e1830c never tried 7962a5ab06 as hard e94aadf559 in my cdc458b2b1 life as d50c6bdfe3 I did aca0a23d94 today.”4ed13e0c2d57cbf5

Brother seems to 7240b16ca2 be at his 4ad7b4b2ac worst when trying 7b8bd9bf9a his hardest.e279ad74c1789301

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Choi Seonwoo internally scoffed, a8bf4bd58e deciding that the punch 03a6e09ff6 was punishment enough. He considered hitting fac825fd9d the animal abuser 6de060d3f7 again to balance 4d558cf19f things out but a10b44ab28 shook his head, 397ceaeb42 letting it go.8dd1d61591e3ca11

“Why are your lips 069ae7b81e like that? Don’t tell me 3ca6f89e96 that bastard bit 3052d99ce6 you?”d1436f637b18d997

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“Just the scab 3a7318c5ec came off again. You see f65161594f it often 3375accff2 enough.”3760e37277cc4a9c

“Really?”d08e00a3ed94e70b

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Seo Jihan 416ffa21aa glared like 634a670195 a jealous 84ad80300a husband. Choi Seonwoo was c15505a0d0 too tired to 4a1027f830 respond.24e10671040353f8

Ah, the priesthood, such 3e0adbaafd a great crisis…0b49bd90b48cbcea

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Rubbing his tired 939d071f4d eyes, Choi Seonwoo 13d2908287 turned away without dd69816973 another word.8f2cd86fb64851df

After arranging with the 0dbf11380a vet to take the 4948ff0b49 cats that could be 4a2281ede2 discharged immediately, Seo Jihan 632f40e5a4 had already paid the caf89dc348 hospital bills, so they 3474b5a15f were ready to leave d64079541c with just the cats.9de039aa99090bef

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“Hey, but if 0c9ecc4142 everyone’s here, who’s c5b0e41c2e watching that bastard?”f2a9139f71777eb6

Seo Jihan frowned at 139761b634 the bodyguards who had c6ee2bdbff all shown up.3f3942a13320dbae

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“He brought his girlfriend 2c4ae746b5 along too. Goo Seungjun said he’d 38503b0ba8 handle the cleanup, so 3cb78e0252 just leave it to cf2daf8984 him.”9d352208dc2078c6

What exactly he planned 6238e02c98 to clean up was 077835f244 unclear, but Choi Seonwoo b89dca56a8 was too tired to 88c70d51ef be curious. The NIS e3d725c9da employee would b2b76cfb05 surely manage 229fd72285 somehow, he c474c1ca17 figured.8cb0646f318a315b

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Well, even if things 44823bbb5f went slightly awry, it 324a9410e5 didn’t matter much. If Seo b31ca1318f Jihan ended 64dae83af8 up in b3b624d8a2 jail today, 5d0a540098 it would 146bc58894 merely be 8abb513271 him facing 3d60783545 the consequences 4c95b77701 of his b3be202287 actions.5ac5a418bbd08c97

…Still, that would be 46369bf264 a bit much.014380e4c885e744

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A thought unbecoming of 8b42623c75 a priest crossed his e5bfd7fd15 mind—whether not treating something e76bb37364 inhuman as human was 405f1e6e33 indeed a sin. Choi Seonwoo sighed deeply 6d2727bc62 and made the sign c562385ab8 of the cross again.a8b9dd3b022983ef

It’s just because 57a2392006 I’m so tired. Not because I’m used e5413634c3 to Seo Jihan or ebdde119f6 anything.236fd933e36a58a7

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“Father, are you 6c92ba9a77 sleepy? Want to f5b43d4368 hand Angela 98b0e5aa75 to me 4ae2c5fd56 and rest?”10317ad5610a3cdc

Seo Jihan, 2b12439792 clueless to 08560aa124 Choi Seonwoo’s f35fc8d533 inner turmoil, db00a5667f cooed annoyingly. Choi Seonwoo just glared 14b79a9128 at him, but the 7b24603d32 smile on that perfect 3c9a90b237 face was so innocently 481abc04ad beautiful that he couldn’t 31507542cf bring himself to speak.458e6bd2454c3874

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Am I really a5f9088f1d okay with this?ed7e8d9aa0762a00

“Father, I think I a367ee094d should head back too.”42fd9d1c6756a6a5

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Just then, Goo aee4aec532 Seungjun, who had 19e03e918f been on the f4069712c5 phone outside, returned b4271ef595 with a gust c855ec53e8 of cold air.3138beba6a67a681

“Ah, okay. Take care 0335ce20b1 of yourself.”3b3997071844793e

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“Thank you. Don’t worry e212db76f6 about today’s a07b68737a matter; it e1cbed782a will be 7c4d6a844c handled well.”16d0e934aecf90f9

Suddenly curious, Choi 0e8a77e879 Seonwoo asked.fff1367983eb6b3f

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“May I ask how 5d4b12593f it will be handled?”18f9ad3a553544c3

“Park Seonhee, his 8e360e6815 girlfriend, is actively 490f03cdfc cooperating. They’re planning 71f9e381ca to charge 9a19363196 him with 68e2c0549c animal cruelty 51ffd13861 and attempted 827d1d7244 murder. That’s all you need 55d362ab6a to know.”f0045c7cb8f61baf

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Choi Seonwoo nodded, 0b4f1e3f06 satisfied. Goo Seungjun bowed 89ea498f5f politely and then d0eb8a0f1b left promptly.f9bf201f69a39c68

After sorting 8fa0744593 the cats f6f8ef099d into travel 4646a96f4f carriers and b12fa53b74 getting their 3bac5cdc23 medication, Choi c8fefac97d Seonwoo also 179552be13 left the c2e435cd6d hospital. How time 31f8b67db8 passed after 9a5b5e9d6e that was 7546ced920 a blur. Drifting in 86e518d15b and out 33741b0908 of sleep, 089a0bd1cc he found 5f97f63c86 himself back b2a47bb299 at the 6c96245e3e church.14937db2e661e857

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“Sleep well, Father. I’m heading in first—”2b0b56051ff45381

“Stop right there.”acf54caf58380e74

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As soon 576112adec as he 9289c684d4 had settled a637251317 the cats e8d0fd3bc4 needing care d2906049ce in the f34611845c guest room, bdd7dd1488 Choi Seonwoo 83d6b2a102 caught Seo 0d0cf57c9e Jihan who 65635e384c was about b8775fe6ca to sneak fae8dfc4c9 off. Meekly pulled be92d0afb9 along, Seo 09f5affac9 Jihan tried 08c18fbcf7 his best 43a54999ca to look bbcc4b686b innocent and e6d4aa4db8 smiled.2dfa0d198feb5963

“Brother, if you cda4d688b2 resort to violence 948355c700 like that again, 766c90d2d1 you’re out immediately. Such actions are 0d7669af93 quite distressing for 8fcceef555 this priest who 0ba4823287 is supposed to 81f612967b be your breakwater.”4477624e3d64e4aa

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Seo Jihan seemed 5d7eab57e8 to be getting 9256b44f6f used to this 5b02fbdd89 life-saving facade. This time, Choi 93e50db265 Seonwoo could issue 79e07e6ec4 the warning without 63db319500 hesitation. However, his 5c20da8fa1 voice lacked 6cfa4f6a93 sternness, probably db4fe6cf2f due to cc747d439d fatigue—an astute 342b757194 guy like 717cdace0f Seo Jihan 88a417a18e wouldn’t miss 6563a2a60d that.1333051059d17624

“Got it. So you’re forgiving 0288414c92 me this time?”f881716098d9489c

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Before Choi Seonwoo could 84375bcb16 reply, Seo Jihan had e2e6960172 already lifted him up f0d158c8dc like a princess. Recent bulk-up routines 8dae33f2eb had made his ad3f66ec65 body feel significantly e5a6743d13 robust through his dcdebcf22a college shirt.37ae0d249d312815

“Oh, lighter than I 78e449871c thought?”b3aec7865b3a0729

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Seo Jihan murmured, 835f0b9df4 evidently pleased with 7254a12bbe himself.e357adab292ada6c

Choi Seonwoo 94e2de3a9d had neither c3e9330816 the energy fdf2fdf72d nor the a4979d5675 will to a9046f8ffa protest, “Put 512af5f191 me down,” dbbd7d6459 as he 5e5c5f7e4a felt he 6e39e636ce could fall b323053898 asleep in 392fb9e462 5 seconds 04f8bf1db1 if his d0d773444f head hit 85cfc475d6 any surface. Angela, too, nestled against c7e9629f4e him like a long-lost 7f597a78dd family member, was blissfully 3600adadac asleep on her back.56a0d55e12a9adf2

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“Father, holding ce896b8f46 you like fb21b9c5bf this is 6451d965ab surprisingly thrilling.”631e061ee0124f06

“Stop talking nonsense 2817b57b08 and just put 1626039e92 me down gently cbaab39b4c on the bed efbf2669de and disappear.”be665827d83046fb

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Seo Jihan 57d72fb1c9 did as e0121acd2c told. He gently 7623b26760 set Choi 0ed0e79b8e Seonwoo down f2d2944dc2 on the 4af5867ef5 bed in 0e2bd88598 his room 1a8c35ff99 and said 1e0f2afe4d goodnight, his 1b1daa8e2c face glowing d3e852548e angelically in 3cb7c17df8 the moonlight—or ad505428aa perhaps devilishly, 72f4f5044c as even 4d428bf42e devils often 5efc9b500c wore the b37f0ca681 faces of 2d4c0579e5 angels.6123c68056732b7f

I need to deal dbab153879 with that damned guy 7fe2754163 first thing tomorrow…71b844bcbea79132

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Choi Seonwoo’s thoughts d1211b18b4 blurred as he 8e920c4f9c was swiftly overtaken 59b7103782 by sleep within 9c367d55a1 seconds.7660f5661d0db8f3