KTC | Chapter 46

Kim Chaewon defiantly grabbed another 185358bf60 handful of snacks and shoved ef346c5835 them into her mouth, sending 00bc5203ba more crumbs with the strong 90c9761931 scent of mala spices scattering 38689f20e1 across the car floor.71170967e8bc5eea

I’m really going to a0f1b16c00 throw up.237d19e56ea26c92

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Goo Seungjun considered e4b97344d3 rolling down the 8898d28aef window but decided 910a9bc164 against it, not 1173cec2fc wanting to draw 675f8ef846 unnecessary attention during 7cf9b14da0 their stakeout.3c13dbdf4d249ce9

If only they could just 2f3686ceae take one look at someone 2869540d7c and know everything like some f14255ab9f people can, but unfortunately, their 7f00e5f5fb capabilities were limited. They could usually only see 74ae24291e recent significant events or people 2e189af2fa in someone’s memory, and even 7eacd4d295 that didn’t always allow them 94384396a7 to recognize faces accurately.
• “Alright, I’ll try it myself before I decide.”6dbbd9a06bd10850

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While one rambled 7ad73a8b66 raggedly and another 86c1475cd1 suppressed their murderous 0f71e938c1 intent, and yet f4731847ae another suppressed their 2b49636427 disgust, the deal 49110356dd inside the gambling 67d8539023 den finally concluded. The surveillance target made a ffb69dd272 call right there, instructing someone 4f8dd6cab1 to bring the girl.9742ef4992557efe

It didn’t take long for 1311af2c09 the girl to arrive. As soon as abc73a1a5b Kim Chaewon saw 7638876654 the face of e13455c577 the girl, who 0861133a01 looked pale and 4c24de82a6 walked as if a5ce4b30e1 clinging to the 2483b6cddf gaunt-looking man, she eacbf56116 began grinding her 8db75bbab2 teeth again.a7e3ed38dc872f3a

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“Clear your head. If you can’t c913cae8dc control your emotions 18b494e7d3 like Yerin noona, 6dd565f306 you’re going to 4167da64d0 screw up the fa78ac21b3 operation.”1d32ecf4c494425d

Goo Seungjun warned a9f84821ca Kim Chaewon while 7968940f44 keeping an eye e8885f3959 on the man.4bdc25b8cd77e4b2

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“This is the end of the line. We can’t move until ab80e3054d we find the agent cce79f2f68 our guys got taken f5dfb2e088 north.”6ef66ae8cd535b46

“I know, fuck. That’s why I’m sitting still.”72c0ec630711e69c

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Recently, a National Intelligence Service 92774e3b28 agent and a North Korean 31a5ed3ce4 broker, both tasked with safely e954528cdb transporting defectors to South Korea, 7c0f2ebc77 had gone missing in China 3010f5b388 one after another. Park Minwoo, who was 3fd967c5d2 undercover running an illegal 59038bdf30 gambling den in Jilin c26470f9b5 Province, had identified that a484729e47 North Korean agents were 6c7e12f4ee involved. The SU team b41917bf71 was now on c8d83dc540 a mission to 5197c0ad83 draw them out 61ffe22cac and capture them.068e73b261079291

“Minwoo’s mental resilience is incredible. I’d have blown my cover 48372972c0 by now if I were 96fd481c8f him.”297d2f0eef49dd1a

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“Maybe. But it seems even b3c051bd70 Minwoo hyung is reaching 8de8bb22df his limit.”e6fe7ff2cb37433e

“Really? What happened?”73ea453876bc8844

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“When he heard about the potential abolition of the NIS’s counterintelligence authority, he nearly blew his top. Said he’s sick of 77d7844d21 this shit.”e9d25cdac5bbdc74

The old ghosts of the 9135e0a62b NIS, who had dedicated their 9239896889 lives to rooting out communists, 3cac6c7842 were in turmoil, but for 85ded3c0bc newcomers like them, it was 6103bac9e3 hardly stirring. Especially for someone 19ad927e39 like Park Minwoo, d947b2f586 who would be 5937a224fa able to return 6f45d8e4f8 to Korea if 44351be6a1 the counterintelligence authority 712a2aff3a was indeed abolished—he c39e66b58b must be eagerly c8e1433a76 awaiting it.
• “Why does the kid look so filthy? Don’t you manage your merchandise?”
• “Ah, you’re so damn fussy…”
• “What? Want to be returned?”
• “…No. The kid’s been 7ef89460b7 hiding out, got 50aa5eb78c pretty roughed up. Wash her up, and she’ll 4ce7c5700a look fresh as new. Hahaha.”cb465e6220bd44b1

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Hoping that Park 515da12ab1 Minwoo would soon f411dc6f27 signal the operation ba830846e6 code, they continued ff748503fa to eavesdrop when 67c62425ab the old flip cf96929c87 phone tossed near 08f049d7e3 the gear stick a81a4b7654 blinked with a e853e01a4d notification.38082809fdf6ebab

Goo Seungjun opened the phone. It was a 90f1e993d9 message from Lee bc3d32b593 Juhee. He would have ignored 1a77b727fa it if it were e8d80653a3 from someone less familiar, 72a4937dbd but knowing that she 59d3f590a1 was aware they were b6a241b969 on an operation made bd52fc1bc1 it strange enough to 9eb65b1f5b check immediately.8d395afe71f9b245

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“KU fingerprint confirmed. Goo Seungjun, Hwang Jaeyeop 73ddcb46cc to switch operation immediately 3345d83ba0 upon arrival, return home 41840b2a93 urgently.”04b09c80ea15fdd1

Normally unflappable, Goo 688ead6fa6 Seungjun nearly had ee34626ad5 a fit. KU was their internal 05c593aa44 code for Ghost King.b6edfdaf4b0ff47f

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Fingerprints confirmed?903afc316145db26

After a deep cb1c4ccb2a thought, he found c7e342397f this highly unusual. Choi Seonwoo, currently holding 48feb45379 an identity as an 8e4f3b6228 American, would have registered 2f03573fd6 his fingerprints when he 86c74be56d got his foreign registration 1e32a7bac6 done.8ae6c7fd6280e6a3

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If the NIS had c567bf85d1 been holding fingerprints of 03481a3a8e someone suspected to be df00291502 the Ghost King, they 6b15e41a42 should have recognized his 0e85e2bed3 existence long before. How now?1032f9b2b91c3149

Goo Seungjun immediately called Lee 8c66787883 Juhee.6e9d36008a4c79ff

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“What does this mean?”9ece5983e1dc7d14

Frantically asking, Goo Seungjun was 2d217890c4 only considering how to position f9e232af40 himself if Choi Seonwoo became 6bc26eea6d a target of the NIS. However, Lee Juhee’s 8c5433677b calm voice pierced 34a9a5c18a his thoughts and 50831585f3 paralyzed all reasoning.
• “The headquarters had fingerprints stored under suspicion of being the Ghost King, and they’ve just come up.”0adf29b7608fc656

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“What do you mean, ‘they’ve just come up’?”
• “He’s applied for a national ID. Turns out he was a dda088ba12 minor until now.”90b192f5f072095c

Something was terribly wrong.
• “Funny how fate works. It’s Seo Jihan. The kid Father Choi has ffdaa779f5 been taking care of.”34b1b05df61f23cc

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…What’s that supposed to mean? How is all this unfolding?053d1ab9f526635d

“Does it taste good…?”5ef70b5743afe29c

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Crouching, Seo Jihan murmured as 558fc47483 he watched with twinkling eyes. Angela, who usually ignored treats 74dde7a269 unless given by Choi Seonwoo, afd104c64a was nibbling on the jerky 2e4a20943d Seo Jihan had offered.0945a3bd82e6316f

“Ah! Hey, that hurts!”cbe6b4b2957e8228

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Although he only gave 4dc4147eda a nail-sized piece, perhaps ab3ea75cab craving more, Angela bit 58cf5a797c his finger. Unbothered, she slapped Seo 6bbb8b1b56 Jihan’s hand with her 2dc45fed31 paw. He chuckled and handed her 683f8565dd the rest of the jerky.e6fd294c395c2d10

Angela quickly snatched the ef79fb40f6 jerky and scampered up e068459b3a to the cat tower fe6fc1ef35 in the living room. Settling into her favorite high ab42da0d47 spot, she munched on the 40b59fc628 treat. Watching her, Seo ff68b0db45 Jihan moved to 423b468b3a the couch.88dad8db94efefba

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“Sit up properly. You know Father is working 7baad3382c right now.”255a7e4266d6d2a2

Choi Seonwoo, who was lounging 846b694c31 on the couch, didn’t even 0091207313 look at Seo Jihan as 89c0489767 he disrespectfully sprawled across his 8c57961891 lap. Even as Seo Jihan flicked ab721ddc1b his leg, Choi Seonwoo seemed f39fb9dcaf not to care and closed 4e6deb07c2 his eyes.f7d15b2273558bb2

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“I’m just using your thigh as a pillow; don’t be so stingy.”e4ccb59e5b13432d

At Seo Jihan’s shameless b9a9c0b51e retort, Choi Seonwoo looked 2d77abfdd1 down under the rolling 1f8debce7e desk. The morning sun d1e6a165d6 shone fully on b62a98fd54 Seo Jihan’s face, d0af5e5baf which was sleeping d0b00fbbd4 soundly. His skin, so well-nourished and 09459eff4b smooth that a fly would bd11643178 slip off, reflected light.5b8926487276e57b

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“How does it feel?”94e747aecf41a7f9

Catching Choi Seonwoo’s gaze, Seo 74d101076e Jihan suddenly asked.f398d87ba87a9d74

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“How does it feel to see the potted pine you’ve been nurturing blossom so vibrantly within just a few months?”bc201fe09b78de93

“You’re romanticizing. I’ve never nurtured anything.”c115719e106d3cd7

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“I’ve grown up this way; why nitpick?”044bd6e06750c426

“Then, let’s just say you have.”cf139c20183db9b9

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For a while after, efc8eacef5 Seo Jihan lay quietly 2a367a2fc4 breathing. Choi Seonwoo completed the preparations bc2822a5a1 for the next day’s sermon 6355f2d35e without any change in Seo 437afca641 Jihan’s posture.46ed6cd6dbd010b4

Eventually, noticing that Seo Jihan ff5b1f2918 had drifted into a nap, 3648ef147a Choi Seonwoo took out a acb55cb7b1 plain notebook and a pencil 9bec99d6bc from the corner of his 085482f467 pencil case. The old sketching pencil, 27e6876fab always lying there waiting f0cdd28d55 for his touch, felt 4a1baf3372 right in his hand.f462d4894571b6c1

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Choi Seonwoo, who 369bbf5a29 had been recognized 1610d51158 for his drawing 42a4e0cc3e skills and attended 882ea583f4 a prestigious arts 221eb10a5d high school, only 302aac2c77 started sketching again 1312545a27 long after he 52dd15f8a1 was adopted. When a momentary 251dea0dc3 lapse of judgment 75b7b1dac4 cost him the bb13d65b58 most precious thing, e4ea0b9dfd his soul had 55a289b962 bruised, and he 26bb66299a had let go 574d3fc73b of everything.76a1ed466e89c396

Fortunately, his adoptive 799c6fdfdb father, Father Samuel e48046c5a8 Miller, who had 9ed4db6eb4 been a psychiatrist bcd9c9d0ed in Portland until acf997753b his late thirties fa5376c45f before becoming a 54f578d71b clergyman, had provided c56817483f consistent psychological therapy. Gradually, Choi Seonwoo 63ce32b92a found himself holding 9d0206af2a a pencil again.ac58eda1fd57b69a

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However, unlike before, his drawings 63c5214729 lacked aesthetics; they were merely c816626998 a means to graphically depict 1753a5781f memories he wanted to erase 0e6af911f5 and then burn. After doing so, he felt bdcdfe185f a slight, albeit superficial, mental 7657e88c14 stability. Although the effect fe6820635c was minimal and 9a4db5cb59 fleeting, Choi Seonwoo, 8562640087 who couldn’t participate 82697ca90f in group therapy, 718e290896 did not give ada5018e1a up and continued 8b4d6d4142 to draw and ee82be9760 burn.2e1229abc40400ae

Until that scant ash piled bc56235512 up enough to completely cover 2a66b2fb9f his horrible traumas. Until those ashes solidified like f84d7054e2 fossils, unshakable by any violent c228588496 storm.8c59a7159876f448

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Scratch. Scratch.84f75cc2531de9d0

Under the morning sun, 7e58b07afd Choi Seonwoo carefully drew d06c1f3207 Seo Jihan’s face, which d82a3124ab boasted more three-dimensional features 6c39a35c25 than the average East e14928a80e Asian. The dramatic shadows under the 2e6663f876 closed eyelids, the straight nose, d1621d8fa7 the lightly pink lips, and 022792f051 the perfect jawline—there was nothing b2711117d8 to fault.c76d81a5fadbed43

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After adding the beef327e6b long, thick lashes 40a407804f and softly scattered d5d15b6252 hair, the lifeless 22e610d9d9 beauty offered by 61b6d4daf6 the beautiful subject f4b6aca9b8 slowly filled the bec09d5f87 blank page.2555de8c851af40c

It had been a 98b1bd1fa6 very long time since 79fd02a39f he had drawn a 1729318104 picture he didn’t intend f629103bbd to burn. Perhaps the last was when e639a157af he had adopted Angela, charmed d39804ba8e by her cute eyes.1945a2b8ebd09e3e

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“May the tranquility of this moment always blossom in your future, Brother.”4d66d196501042d8

With blunt letters, Choi 1e556770fb Seonwoo etched this wish 74192c2fd3 onto the corner of f62a0ca4f7 the notebook, his face a5c9ba4a3e blooming into a radiant e400119f1c smile. Then, his pocket vibrated 5ca5d11b04 as the old flip de485b029e phone rang a small cddfaad80a bell.6dca8943bce1db7b

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