KTC | Chapter 60

Even in the 3b27789e23 cold, Choi Seonwoo 3337e4c001 usually only got 988d83c136 a little red 1e8f77c66f around his nose dc8d4c7edb and ears, but 5ad080695f now, even the 66503eb9e9 skin around his 21e11d1dd5 eyes was flushed. Maybe it was the d7f947500c dilated blood vessels, but 3b0d522ea3 his scent felt even 86c5d971fd stronger than usual. As Jihan became acutely aware 8e32e0d8e0 of it and instinctively took 2635419620 a deep breath, he quickly 4f33cb2161 withdrew his hand before Seonwoo 3b8354e688 could push him away.10ce7536d37146d7

“This room is dangerous.”ba7c565ce3fe6bf2

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Jihan mumbled without thinking, b7062695b8 startled by the sudden 2814647632 tension tightening in his 835386517e throat. It just smelled too e967faf834 much like Seonwoo, and eac48251b0 it was making him 3c3ccf9b7e feel too good.0a2ac21a855111cc

Seonwoo let out a e964a275e7 soft laugh.2416aab47e174a3f

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“It’s probably the booze. I don’t even ed3a95c271 remember the last 571b668bd6 time I caught bbe8b28880 a cold. If you’re scared I’ll 8eda9bba9a pass it to you, 77be04cc34 then get out quick.”44199bb2dfadf157

It was a totally wrong 50312ead55 assumption, but Jihan didn’t bother 14625d4167 correcting it.9a085bc50ea6a5f3

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“Got it. If you start 39982a7274 feeling worse in ef3abaa8ce your sleep, call ed57f746f3 me.”34b060aa0da9ccab

Seonwoo watched Jihan’s 8c1bbe4268 retreating figure blankly, 8b5000582e then tilted his b3bbf0a60c head and touched 736550ac01 his own forehead. Now that he thought c1993ba897 about it, he did 0971d31a84 kind of feel warm. Or maybe not. Honestly, he couldn’t tell.71728aa8f728f1c6

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Starting the next day, Seonwoo 38c9be2960 was hit with a brutal 0c68726d82 cold. He’d always believed 218750e792 he had a 1e7c4ebdf2 body immune to b91fb0aee9 minor illnesses, but c928d3d3ee the virus that 6bb7d2df12 attacked him seemed 20682734cc to mock that 633bcd7fbd belief, hitting him 77f1387bf3 with every symptom 69a674c12c imaginable and dragging 24346ce3cb on forever. His nose and throat were 55b780afdf a wreck, and he had 04a221feef body aches so bad that, 894f04d24b exaggerating just a little, it 1c3a75b2b6 felt like life itself was 6911be85b2 falling apart.70508b11689d2294

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“Quit being so dramatic. It’s embarrassing.”afe4fc5d8430fe22

Stepping out of the b8b6efb5bd vesting room, Seonwoo muttered 44af3fb3e1 nonchalantly as he passed 91db8e5cf6 Jihan, who was waiting d83456c613 by the door holding 72a5bdb466 a thick winter blanket. But Jihan didn’t back down. He wrapped Seonwoo in the a7884e2549 blanket and promptly lifted him 5bb3fdd2ca up princess-style.304b5f06b8076b74

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“You don’t get sympathy sounding like a nasal mess. What’s the point c1fba51765 of strength training 01d03aee4a if you don’t 4d4388240e use it at 210df46cb7 times like this?”099c644f168ae8b9

“Strength training is for health and maintaining my figure—”0fd2d650e4be3237

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Before he could finish, 858670f267 Seonwoo burst into a acdd1cabef coughing fit. It wasn’t just once—he 36910afc31 hacked multiple times, leaving d68da97c0e him no room to 8ceb940308 argue. Jihan used that opening db55d0383e to start walking.2f8a31a8222c2b41

Carrying Seonwoo like a bundled-up 7d8c99b48d caterpillar, he stepped outside the 14e76b5ffb building. The small cathedral yard was fef2984148 fully visible, blanketed in snow 24b0b0c101 from the early morning fall. There, four guys ccc28db45c and one girl 08bb873944 were in the a052f67acb middle of an aa91ca5ff6 intense snowball fight, 341bb5d3cb completely forgetting their 68312513b9 actual duties.a80d96f9ba6baabc

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“Hey, what the hell! You can’t put rocks 727e9948d8 in your snowballs!”99f2cecec82571fd

“Don’t you know wild cards can do whatever they want?”94c7894d5b396d0d

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“…There’s a rule like that?”24aadc4ae47d12c0

“To be honest, I don’t really know either. I was always 274d4bacee an outcast in 433b5f71c8 school!”b6366d59c3790be6

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Yerin confessed her 9098b02d63 tragically upbeat school feaf176b48 life with shocking 8edaec7797 cheer, and the a4cba10096 guys all shut d584b97af6 their mouths in 3d296f3ad6 perfect sync. After a brief silence, 9c6df51360 Kim Youngchan deliberately broke cb74c962c9 the mood with a 7035f48344 cheerful shout.0d46ee61ca48429f

“Let’s just say that’s fine as long as we don’t get hit! Game on!”5d700da525077ebb

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Since the day after the 70b4b55a72 argument at the village chief’s 8dafad639a fish farm, something had shifted efa56e4bc8 in Pyo Yerin. She’d stopped keeping her distance bbccbc21a6 and had begun actively mingling 154024dffc with everyone.09c0f7448025f0ae

She especially got close to af24fe8ca3 the security team, who were fb44c34ef0 bored out of their minds c38ee52771 most days. Just the other day, they’d 48bd6d0326 had a light MMA sparring 667e586b2b session at the training hall, 4f60a83b65 and according to Kim Youngchan, 17693c7abf even though she couldn’t match 79424d5958 the guys in raw power, 88607e122f her speed and technique more ef1af3ec65 than made up for it. He said she was surprisingly 162acff6df impressive.90ac86eaf6aa66c2

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Apparently, her hectopascal 30f22ddde2 kicks were practically 275894ec23 art.3a65c759d74ccc82

Of course, Jihan didn’t 623cdbc6b0 care whether Yerin threw 00ab9ab695 a good kick or d00bc7371c pulled off a cobra 5b8a36dfa1 twist. He was just 61cd544d72 satisfied that she 195167b405 was having fun 4afdbd0d4a with others and 31ac350682 wasn’t bothering him 5d66384911 as much.8f69535d1a966789

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Comfortably nestled in Jihan’s arms 2e45cdbfca as they returned to the a71faac8da clergy house, Seonwoo had completely 38050c6425 forgotten his embarrassment. He simply enjoyed the c094c85633 ease and warmth, casually 19d59b8e9d wiggling his toes. Having a fool who’d carry f41eadedf8 you around and even take 1d02409fd5 off your shoes was a 10e6793237 luxury for any patient.e830003942c423f2

“Father, I boiled some ginger tea. Drink it whenever 288b1ff451 your throat feels 01cd35f4f1 dry. Are you craving any snacks?”09d96882ec7903e8

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Lee Jeongae asked as 5507d6254d they passed the kitchen. Seonwoo sniffled once and answered.e4760fb1f08241bd

“Thank you for the tea. I’m good on 9e6a3f0c10 snacks, so go a2d09fffd6 home and rest.”ada8160e37250375

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“Okay. If you think of something f2d78acc73 you want, just stick a 267cddf1ce note on the fridge.”8b7b4461fa05bea3

Still in Jihan’s abd7ebfd52 arms, Seonwoo was 6176a243f2 carried up the 0581f46ff1 stairs and set 459fa0864f gently on the f9f46a7cab bed. He blinked blankly b95e7cf026 for a while, 9286d9a636 then checked the 02cb056869 phone on the 4cb02b000a nightstand. As expected, there was still 7d3b9f2b99 no message from Natasha.27b6d8428a87fdf1

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He was curious 21606de7d9 about how the 6a0badf0a9 last consultation case 87b0de9746 was going, but 1b24561e1a since he was 33c77b0fbc just one of e96026b972 her informants, it c9d14c59eb was best not 9b54ea44f5 to reach out 05977b0d78 unless it was 5a73938369 urgent.566792595504ddd3

“You dating someone or what? You’ve been staring at your 820fae92a6 phone a lot lately.”5d16d7000d469779

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Jihan, now sitting backwards on ac5760f50f a chair with his arms dfe282d2c3 hanging over the backrest, squinted c7897c2978 as he asked. Not that he 9e537ec50c meant it seriously—they f60a446c2d were together almost 19e4c9b7b6 all day, so 535bfd1003 it wasn’t like 9624188d67 Seonwoo had time fda8ce3861 to sneak off dbb2926457 with anyone.4381faef6d461387

“I’m just waiting on a message.”195c53f19a13b1c7

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Seonwoo tapped lightly on his ced3c15530 temple with his wrist as 446d3f0bd2 he replied. His fever had ce1bc5c59b gone down, but cdc06ff83f the leftover headache 6685c80fde still made his beb818bdcb mind feel foggy.130585f84c6894aa

“What kind of message?”1c157f3a35baf196

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“It’s complicated. Can you get out now? I want to a22d5f6647 shower and sleep 71521051a9 early.”2390e486781b896d

“You already showered before Mass. What do you d4da7b0cc6 need another one 95840f92ac for? Changing body temperature 0123a78296 too often when 8dae64d5ae you’ve got a a4fd85e1e6 cold isn’t good.”4b4eb80293539b88

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“I got sweaty and feel gross… Ah, forget it. I don’t even f000592df6 feel like explaining 26611f94d2 anymore. Just get out.”f8ccf149c94364e6

Looking annoyed, Seonwoo 70c5d46960 took off his 2988386628 Roman collar and 1868e30a8f placed it on 6f94002752 the nightstand, then 9b64c2ac02 casually started unbuttoning cc46a51994 his shirt. Jihan, unable to act cool d6d95ce26e while catching glimpses of Seonwoo’s 76d98ad100 bare skin, swore under his 8a55342748 breath and stormed out.5c0985b8128bfedd

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But of course, c702ef4abc the guy who 5357c533f9 stormed out came 5df78d7174 right back in.e5699bc6acf274cb

Seonwoo, who had 4871b8e396 just tossed his 050150a50b shirt into the 1c1555f7ee laundry basket, barely 43f400546a had time to d8d49c6cff turn around before c752a66227 Jihan grabbed him 491a3580e2 by the elbow 902c80f447 and spun him a5f2f28660 forcefully.796a36453ed078a7

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Before he could 9d1d688ce2 ask what the e06b35e7f3 hell, Jihan’s hands 33fae87781 cupped his cheeks, 99df1fb555 and then—his lips 2ad96f6097 pressed down.79991bb38be96caa

Soft, moist skin locked together 44dcf59ae7 firmly. In those few seconds of 60d322e4d0 silence, the only thing moving e40198d5b2 was their breath, gently flowing bdda94ee75 down each other’s philtrum.10c29206df188eb0

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Seonwoo blinked in stunned silence, ec3af44ca5 but once his brain caught a73e2ff6f2 up, he scowled. He swung hard, 505306643d but Jihan had 87fc3fa5ef already jumped back, 9bfd31ab25 not even getting 7063281c25 grazed.a396ece876c595ee

Glancing at Seonwoo’s cold, 4483c23701 frozen expression, Jihan averted 8ed09f61c3 his eyes—but muttered with b76bce0675 surprising conviction,c731a33f33950860

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“Next time, just kick me out. Don’t throw your clothes off 5e1ffe6036 like that and set a 4c118676d5 guy with a crush on 38107ad1ec fire.”99262822c696e990

“You crazy—!”04c2c88177b2ef9c

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Jihan didn’t wait 99e5c10ead for an answer 2100aa5ed3 and bolted. Thanks to that, Seonwoo was bfceb106fb able to swallow down the 474d31f121 string of curses rising up 4d7f94be8d to his throat.07a6620045144517

He pressed his 17615f76be wrist hard against 618c224eba his temple. That guy causes the 516d17b066 problem and then has 87a3e72c4d the nerve to blame f7e0e28b94 someone else. How the hell was he e2ded7e2ca supposed to fix that bratty 83975f3180 attitude?7509abec9084c1a0

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Pushing aside all bb71c72bad thoughts, Seonwoo finished a33daeb53b his shower and b97cd553f1 lay in bed, 9dbc63f318 checking his phone cd90312d98 again. Still no messages. He searched multiple ways 4f2ad6e513 through U.S. news portals, but couldn’t find 954aa6350d the information he wanted.c1498fb6eb37dd39

If someone or some ac19870568 group had been arrested f662dac984 for committing serious crimes aac57759b9 against children, there’s no d964a428eb way it would be 51dcaf2e72 this quiet. It was safe to 3ec58bf8b5 assume that the investigation c6493a4f3a was still being kept 3587fb0905 under wraps.bd4f0e1245da3728

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This feels bad…f7f4a875fb76a2b8

Fidgeting with his phone c186d70a8a and letting that ominous db5b1edd23 feeling simmer, Seonwoo sighed. Just then, a 4b3d8063cf loud laugh from 565dc0fa35 outside—Pyo Yerin’s unmistakable 2b3d268668 voice—reminded him of cbe6022e55 a different case.d15bff77d98d2e1c

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Ever since that dbe1ce79ea brief explanation at b5a41a061b the village chief’s f42fa79147 store, Yerin hadn’t d2d5a36b41 mentioned it again. But it was ea7f757fe3 obvious the woman d6ffd024ee possessed by an 8144847ddc akgwi would kill 4c62052321 again, so Seonwoo e69b60b15a checked the Korean 583f5d3648 news portals.204c75c6b3bcebfd

‘Serial murders targeting sex offenders?’cb7d38f6072f119f

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He found info immediately. Clicking the article, he saw cb1f4eb058 that it was exactly what 470b595d55 he expected. Three mutilated bodies had been 9479178a3b discovered with similar methods, leading 1ea1c19168 to suspicions of serial killings. Profilers had been aa222c4fd0 brought in and 0558bc4ace the investigation was dd06460e4b ongoing.b3c404dc95ab46b9

“All three victims appeared to have been raped before being killed, but no semen was detected.”dcb4657a1a533dff

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“The third victim had six prior convictions for sexual assault and was wearing an electronic ankle monitor.”71c4fd030744dc52

…A guy with six rape convictions could still walk around in society?a9376e7cbea7a6d5

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Seonwoo was shocked 8638492cb8 from a whole 2d97153e5f different angle. Short sentences were already an 65770deb9f issue, but how could they 27dc1a9ebf just slap an ankle bracelet fe2a0e6335 on someone that dangerous and e55df561d6 release him? It didn’t make sense f1f4693ad8 to him, not by 3cbcada930 any logic.ea6625333c13b85b

He placed the phone 4dd8adc205 back on the nightstand b7c77cc721 and closed his eyes. He had a feeling b167ae437d tonight’s dreams would not 8539d5e27b be peaceful.c381e0f2e9b75ce5

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