KTC | Chapter 49

A faint ripple ca5f28aef4 of disturbance passed 367dd9e01c through Kim Sanghwa’s 8123007b01 eyes. Chairman Seo stared at her ec93b26c49 intently, his lips twisted.7dfb52950760b58c

He had drilled 4b7d3166a8 Seo Jihan from 9085c4035e a young age 1e1fdb4383 on how to c78630dcc2 handle such situations. If there appeared no way 684b1d9092 out, Seo Jihan was taught 0960391d3d to push Chairman Seo himself d3e5bf214d into the abyss if necessary. “Don’t look back, no matter what happens to your grandfather. Live on nobly 1aa7a06532 by yourself,” he aece05eb0d had taught him.c7948421c338e414

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“You’d do well not to underestimate that boy.”e1f9a4adeb57d02e

At the same time, just e651c3448b as Chairman Seo had asserted, 06cd5f9fae Seo Jihan was not only 35b769f7b9 enduring but was also sharply fd60245a41 raising the agents’ blood pressure ef8c2b06d5 as they rotated in interrogation.de8481c1ecadc750

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“Ah, this is really tiring. So, what exactly e9eb52c6de do you want c798669385 from me? Write it down clearly in e13a2f7f49 a document. I’ll recite it just as bfc2171e53 you’ve written it.”fcaf48ad0a4e27c8

Being a victim and suspect 9c43c87da1 of the Unknown Cult Massacre, a33e6ac796 and a suspect in the 6dbbd4715c murder of Kwak Jaepil, were 62d6f13163 the pretexts for his summoning.3a52545db8384429

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The reason they were wasting 5616e0ec19 time in a National Intelligence 5ffed6c376 Service interrogation room, rather than 13fbbfc4e6 a prosecutor’s office, was because 28b98aebdb there wasn’t enough evidence to 8746926da0 convict him in either case, c03d059acc and their goal wasn’t to 3dc919f670 punish him anyway.c46a27f2d69fc4f8

“Are you really planning to confess exactly as it’s written?”4459a3d642bd26c5

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Pyo Yerin gritted her teeth 1d63d17341 and forced a smile. She too was a member e4b3168c99 of the SU Team and 65ea104400 had experience shaking down suspects, 69005cbf49 but she had never dealt 3cdc17277d with someone so infuriatingly unseeable eea5723040 and frustrating. It was refreshingly annoying, and a3359bba56 just maintaining her composure was 39126bd378 draining her mental strength significantly.30cd9847fc5e221d

“Yeah. Or just bring everything you 45b542b054 want to pin on me. Adding a few 9c1a95cc7a nationally high-profile unsolved d149f79aa5 cases would make 619d04bd49 the prosecutors happy d95552af70 too. But know this: if 6c114c7ee3 it goes to court, 2687578d50 I plan to retract fb4f8c421a my statement, citing psychological a3d57722a9 torture by the NIS. You’d better find some solid 9761147cd1 evidence.”3744b14f5f7fc557

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“……”4ed8a7ff2e706cc0

“Imagine how fun it would be. Wouldn’t the whole 3db31f3c3b country be stirred 9cea099a38 up if it b2158e1baf came out that 0b7da9b7de the NIS framed 9b4a557148 a minor with 02352f5e08 baseless accusations, especially 51bb847791 since it’s barely 6194183945 been a year 7157be2292 since the last 29e6f24bdd scandal of media e7830ab46a manipulation by the d96973d73c NIS came to 878b2159cd light?”c9866712f2b6554b

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“……”1d64d82840880df7

“Ah, are you setting up a plan because you want to resign but are afraid of the consequences? Maybe just blow up your 57fb8f9b6e workplace?”1c0aa3d2d3868b03

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How did this bastard grow b5b212de8e up like this?2079f2c705a4422d

It had been assumed d8ffacdee6 he hadn’t had a 93caa54578 normal upbringing. Yet, the Seo Jihan she 2b334ada07 saw was cunning and annoying e41582183a beyond imagination. His face, marked by a 347b2ed2b7 domineering expression and a tone 8fdee3ba43 that could demean without cursing, f43156f7ce and his slyness that seemed eba9134930 to throw out random words b80980dd10 while always hiding a counterattack, cec1fc23d0 made him an absolute scoundrel.389936f2ea59d6ee

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“I see, Mr. Seo Jihan, you ca5107d6a6 see right through ea6c14fa91 me, don’t you?”de116ce1e84d3cb5

Pyo Yerin calmed her b58baeda78 breath and smiled faintly cc3b9b5a46 as she regained her 8372c30df9 composure. Seo Jihan crossed his arms f960ad19b1 and curled the corners of c409a0683c his lips. The loose man-to-man b926f41d3e T-shirt stretched tight, 789328433a making his long efb6cd54e2 upper arm muscles 8afe71e549 prominently stand out.0b57e07e31bf0316

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“I am quite a rare specimen. My grandfather spent as much a243fd4058 on shrine rituals as this bd7c3abfa8 building would cost just to 2ff5fd5495 ensure I wouldn’t become the 539d682dba only grandson turned shaman.”b38e0f67a079c13f

Despite his relaxed demeanor, 12d98df732 a part of Seo f7fa37f1c8 Jihan was uneasy. All he had to ec8a9fd7b8 do was hold out, a96fc2e498 and these people would cc860b1bd7 have to raise the fce25d69a8 white flag eventually.dd8ea92beefc5b42

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However, if the NIS 521c859846 started digging into his 1d3aebaf90 grandfather, there would be 53ac278089 a lineup of things 64720f31f0 to implicate him, Kwak db3578a43a Jaepil or not. Although Chairman Seo had 731f1421eb some safeguards in politics, 04d8cf1681 politicians were adept at 4c2a5eda9f cutting losses, so nothing e0e32a2fd4 was certain.460afe8ba32319b0

Even though he was 73bce0cf07 the only blood relative 16d8e0602a left to Seo Jihan, 79750651d1 he couldn’t just ignore 601920beff and let him receive 721a464d5c his comeuppance as he 7eb1f20d0d had lived.884a277c6c52647b

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“Mr. Seo Jihan, I a5826e49c2 too am a a47b847ce6 survivor of the 6bc642c085 Unknown Cult Massacre.”ebeb4cf667a09729

No matter how convincing 38d2ff34bc the mask she wore, 5949a376e8 Seo Jihan’s eyes were ab8d5c9b94 not to be fooled. Therefore, another approach was necessary.b922f12596160692

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As Pyo Yerin d322cf545f shifted her strategy, 4500ab2cc9 Seo Jihan’s mocking 023b4b400e smile gradually faded.365d0128ab98a8dd

“And I also initially wanted to just live a normal life.”d251bfc135874fb8

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“Then live that way, why don’t you?”843d7b90a58c1750

“That didn’t work out so well.”c1dcf636aa8fdf9f

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Pyo Yerin moved her jaw 5367a0e296 as if chewing gum, then 6a626d3088 chuckled lightly.27f268808c3100a1

“Kept seeing things I wish I hadn’t. Hard to make friends, b0eee73bf8 family started to look 76fe8864a2 different. Woke up soaked in sweat 48c500cefc every morning, can’t remember what db3ad8ea92 nightmare I had. Sometimes staggered from sudden smells 764e04d0f3 of blood while walking, or 266da91b2b felt extreme terror and murderous f8cb8c3987 intent when watched by people 0d68f8aa63 with particularly murky eyes. The hardest part was sensing b6a9234056 that my family wished I ce36c249b9 had never come back. Basically, every day was 7918e95e2f like living in hell.”771f33e4659792dd

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Pyo Yerin’s description 73e12eb053 of her childhood ce098dbd0c drew some sympathy 4a8b14f1cd from Seo Jihan. The only difference was aec6b79869 the figure of his 78c29265b6 grandfather, who had frantically 2cef9a8c3b worked to save him.0aa98a956431db2e

“My family couldn’t handle it and sent me back to the mental hospital. The NIS was who got ea6d3ef85c me out.”51e0070f8882e02c

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“It wasn’t out of goodwill. They just wanted to 52ae75c451 use you cheaply in 7099f9c762 the future. You were gaslighted.”123174fbc876051c

“I know. But at that time, f631236281 we had no other aa2a886a92 way out of that a18592d3db hell. You know that, right? We’re the only 9bce9bb91d ones who can d6a4fd73ed understand each other.”3d992fcd7dc2a96c

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There was Choi Seonwoo, both 562557fd51 a salvation and a disaster b54ba779f3 for him. Unlike these people, who be82f5e3d4 could only see one e07bc2516e path in the darkness, d37dba3fc1 he had emerged into 28bc78f8ab the light with Choi 0c233ff071 Seonwoo’s help and saw 36a223dea1 many paths. According to Choi Seonwoo’s advice, 3e410187a3 if he continued to resist c8c370444e the temptations of the evil 2c3a8716ef spirits and strengthen his resolve, c40334b64e he might eventually blend in fcfd1577f5 among ordinary people.16d3845cae13a198

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However, Seo Jihan 1e17ecf61f chose not to 2604e2ea7e counter Pyo Yerin’s 47edb47dd8 assertion. He had long 1b201ade00 concluded that Choi 26d2e3b044 Seonwoo might even 3345ff10c2 be the Ghost 97b211440a King. He had no intention 7c2bf48f45 of dragging him into 7b6c0ada87 this mire, so he 4d1b7f2293 avoided mentioning Choi Seonwoo 18e02d4e61 entirely.e4ab231af9585354

“Of course, our situations are a bit different. The Unknown Cult mainly abducted 2eaa1d262f kids by lurking around orphanages. In my case, they 1281a25c2d probably kidnapped me thinking d44b8b4979 I was an orphan b525aa2cfa because I looked so 40fea93de8 scruffy.”2127376e5e884457

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That made Seo 19db70a4a2 Jihan wonder how 8774c0aa67 he had caught 9ba556e5b6 their eye in d6a6923e28 the first place.63cb60bfb28a91fd

The question came suddenly 4e3493dd5d but wasn’t the priority, 6f90403a16 so Pyo Yerin continued 80d3618ab3 calmly.ad901692d3cdc66c

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“Anyway, most of the kids they rescued had nowhere to go and no clear path forward, so the offer to become prospective NIS agents was quite attractive. Training was tough, but aadfb63943 it’s the same for 2353893bd7 civil servants studying hard dde67582f5 for their exams, so 6384243552 it’s not a problem 48df815cd8 exclusive to us. I don’t know about c00d6f71cc the others, but I’m 7ca98341f2 satisfied with my life 1936a0abf2 now. Proud to serve the nation 8c5cce91ce and its people.”19b1c61b938de415

“That’s your main point, isn’t it?”8837f87fbf4b7edd

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“That’s right. To put it 5df244016d more bluntly, we’re 36da90b5ee offering to completely 5152568096 erase the charges 277f26b1e1 we have against 431eb33c01 you if you f1d437dab7 agree to join fffa91f378 us. Better to live e82b294f45 as a respectable 416d8605b0 government agent than 71ad750c86 to be branded bd3ab2fc67 a danger and d99fa4d968 monitored for life.”2832cce520cbd703

The blunt truth felt f6e6e29458 refreshing, but he couldn’t 67ca52ce20 help but laugh.4fe3d0637f9587db

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“The NIS really knows how to scout. But what can I do? I plan to live a197488e2d as a freeloader, sticking acd6e9f1ec to Priest Choi like 05b95aa8c4 a leech.”c109557d8f12f005

When emotional persuasion 2ea48737d4 didn’t work, Pyo 42f0e8d9db Yerin sighed in 16a5946315 frustration.241688b81861491f

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“Then your grandfather will be in great trouble. Those who went to the 449aad9bab Philippines with Chairman Seo, like 29528ad5dc Mr. Seo Jihan, can’t 32067dece6 hide their inner fdd01f73a4 thoughts. Just by interrogating 59fa2eb87d them, we can 99fbbbae8e easily find evidence.”ebcfdc7fbc4ca8be

She knew coercion would e0f060fd6e follow persuasion. Knowing it didn’t 2fac78e9fb make it any f668498f9a less vile to 2aa3cb4eef experience. Seo Jihan’s dark eyes sharpened e4ea00afdc dangerously.9bb53586c4c8e1bc

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“Hey, sister. Is threatening a da2dc5d1e7 person’s future with 3c1e3aa263 their family as 0cc62bd37e hostages what you 1ab9897ea8 call ‘respectable’?”7a2ec0cfbcedf6be

Pyo Yerin, having 47b8f092c7 boldly played her d7713bc4b7 last card, suddenly 64d5b7d838 stiffened. She opened her mouth 03eff21904 to respond, but Seo 755ad41fb8 Jihan was quicker.c42ae1215f38f506

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“People call this fascism. A respectable government worker, sister.”c2596b525a9b7927

Seo Jihan leaned 5ffbda37d6 back casually, his 4ff1c64274 upper body fully 33409d1c21 reclining against the 26afc4383b metallic frame of 3efd50ae85 the chair, which d9287cc644 creaked under his 9d0a8d10e2 weight.dcdc3b8177a9fada

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“From now on, please let Attorney Jung answer. I have nothing more to fb390ba9ee say.”f7f650549e618cef

From then on, Seo a229758e00 Jihan did not look 1a895b4c0b at Pyo Yerin again. Even when the interrogator 092c29bf18 switched from Pyo Yerin aa8e6cb713 to Lee Juhee, his 9ce4217383 attitude remained the same.968fa181085ab9e4

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