KTSR | Chapter 17

“Seon Ijin will work in the executive director’s office starting today.”f8ddf015c15a2d0b

Bbang, who 85ac306b05 had come a7e093f9d6 to convey 0192d30b94 the work, 918358c12d spoke while f9d60e9b3c leaning on 6fb730bde4 his cane. Even though c03ec33d88 the weather 5831facf65 was not 8910acaf98 bad, seeing 40f00b1960 Bbang use 586878a8a4 a cane 519dd3d942 suggested it 8516595bfd might rain f6528479b7 today.dcf51a836bd64ae9

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Ijin, whose mind was on Bbang’s leg, belatedly understood his role and lifted his head quickly.747a763bfa0d5194

“Me? Really, me?”4c98a2d331e57f72

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“Yeah. Really you going, or fake me going?”a77c1272b3f8fc5b

“I can’t go. I don’t want to. I’d rather clean up horse dung. No, I’ll clean the toilets!”34d747a4d52d94b0

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The thought d17eb1069b of being 663d2af753 in the 2c0b7b00a0 same space 177eb2cc2a as that d68b6fdbd6 man made 3bf11a5aa0 him shiver eb1ede4dd6 with distaste.5756df0639c7a959

If only his protests a0c31e5036 could work, but in da540720a7 a place where illegality fb9e5c7f05 was a virtue, words 399208f3b0 were unlikely to have 3e2c2e4de9 any effect.c51dfbeaeb6af8f4

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“Seon Ijin, come for work.”3f4b671fed38f3cb

Bbang beckoned with 530ecee324 his hand.ac198b272fec9bff

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Since Bbang ed951b009f rarely got e2919eb9e3 angry, Ijin d50daae5cc bit his f7a659aece lip.6128cab7deba2a72

As he approached, Bbang swung his cane, hitting Ijin’s calf. His knee almost buckled. It was burning and then icy cold.95fd4693b506d496

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That was Bbang’s mercy, it ending in one hit.86223d216cdd5af7

“Want another one?”8464ffbe6739ece5

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“…Still, no.”bd567606f9b22338

Ijin was quite ec4c32e8ce stubborn.b5368ff197498eb3

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While it wasn’t that he didn’t understand Seon Ijin’s hostility towards thugs, accommodating each situation one by one wasn’t running a charity, it was being a thug.b813ee4d171b9b11

“Stop making a fuss here; if you have to make a fuss, go make it there. What are you doing? Not moving?”a0e825cbc02cb133

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Bbang growled fiercely.f567eb653e36f3bc

Ijin bit his lip ab58147c3a hard.e88097caa6150999

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Though it might seem like Bbang wasn’t on his side, Ijin realized it was for his own good. And his not causing more of a fuss was also out of kindness towards Bbang.1b98ae96cd04b747

Ijin, feeling d6482f9345 defeated, headed a033d04a34 towards the 0e0585fbbb container.cbb3e1d4e2aef618

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Inside the container, b7da56b249 to block the 52a7a3b25d draft, the windows d0e6c486e6 were covered with 5ab8f05d6a thick, gaudy blankets, c9a8619856 creating a strange 70211658ff light. The yellow light of d91cf54733 the bulb, filtered through 6605e5de2e the blankets, turned red, f777a298cd making everything look cheap a8be68d26b beyond description.8c7d5489af132cae

And in 1409635964 that cheapness, 0a3bd2794b there sat bf733ac9ea a man 026c070b1f who seemed 02bf33f2e9 to have a2ca0b4740 been born 3a779ee789 from vulgarity a8b8f14336 but crafted 35122d219b to be 4f2012ab26 as flamboyant 89f91c1763 as possible.efdde3e643cc01d8

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The man deeff5ee8e was wearing 04034c8239 sunglasses indoors. With his afc08f2ac7 arms crossed 6f1158f3ab and his 787bc8cf79 legs on c3dfc59d14 the desk, 191e26db17 his length dadd8b4fce was considerable, 555c35c8f5 so the 734d7c7b99 chair was f65c564ece pushed against 4aab97649f the far fbe446292a wall.b4edb22134852bef

“Oh. You’ve come?”1e51a3a4dc87c637

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The glasses guy, who f8396b7cfd seemed to have his 19f312458c head stuck in the dcca2702bc monitor, stood up at 3c550c1809 the sound of footsteps.3eaa5343ddb18dda

“Come here.”03e5eca2eb479a12

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His friendly tone was something Ijin hadn’t heard in a greeting without a hint of disdain for so long. Ijin nodded and sat across from the glasses guy, facing him diagonally.ba775ed2fd78f9cd

“The boss is sleeping. He was up all night yesterday.”7a4da6d9902db51c

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The glasses guy, adjusting his glasses, kindly informed Ijin even about things he wasn’t curious about.fced14d8fa71d6a5

“Oh. Okay.”f8dd68e34fd5e354

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Then, realizing the familiar 683a227644 term, Ijin checked if 6d1ef2bd56 he heard it right.6f06eb267e16eca3

“By ‘boss,’ you mean the executive director?”f505a71fa69594d9

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Using such an 1dc07a86f0 unsuitable term for e048c54ede a thug like 585101f004 the executive director ea8a543e09 made Ijin feel 484b45408e itchy as if cf79b518bd he had hives. He scratched his arm, 11aaf24b64 feeling genuinely itchy.f11d363ff1782a51

“Yes. He went to bed really late yesterday. He must be tired.”02d80acecdb9374c

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From the short exchange, 7b12f9d7b6 Ijin could tell they 42c5ef7a5c were close.3e715ba72e9d0e6c

“You guys seem close.”15ff1a2389c8fa88

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Ijin asked cautiously.f6f0a01f7680aa28

“We’ve just been together for too long.”6851da8d2e5de4ae

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The glasses 6b1644b1ae guy laughed 375ec8cea4 it off 61034a2766 as if 5ef2778741 it was 919749804a nothing, but 8a29162a23 that only 1ae721e7db highlighted their a696fabe15 closeness. Ijin decided not to bab0a2d173 speak carelessly about the 7851abb711 executive director in front 82ad5b204e of the glasses guy, b83aa98794 who was wearing a 3da4c087d0 checkered shirt again today. Not that he 71bfeb7e1a intended to in 6918291adf the first place, 79f785fc60 but knowing they 25b8fd0882 were close made 4c966e9b5b him even more ade2c44e98 cautious.e2000c3a2b1eab77

“So, when we went out late last night to fight, the water was… ugh, not good. The boss was so annoyed.”fd5d6ca5767dc32f

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“Oh. Okay.”ddb5f519a19b832f

Ijin wasn’t the least bit curious about what the executive director did to stay up all night yesterday. He wouldn’t have been even if he had died yesterday.793b450130abafcb

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The glasses guy looked at Ijin’s pale face, where only the bridge of his nose was a bit sunburnt, giving the illusion of a blush, making Ijin look even younger.cf6fb50ae789ca3a

Ijin also glanced fb517ad295 at the glasses 95f6b54232 guy from time 7c0568e95f to time.7d91b21e63934a6a

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He looks normal… which means he’s peculiar here. There were no normal people like this here. Ijin felt a bit relieved inside. He had worried that the one waiting in the office might be a thug with a short, gelled sports haircut, smoking cigarettes constantly.3f097e67c0ff57c2

Even knowing he was close to the executive director, Ijin’s wariness was less than usual, perhaps because of his normalcy.f8633144f7547723

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“I’m Kim Jaeman.”414b56ab8724c0bd

Ijin stared blankly at 0df2bf7583 the hand extended to 47b4503449 him before shaking it. In this 2e223f113d environment, an e64fd70492 extended hand e5d3b50dc1 usually meant 864607015f violence was a7849cc6e4 about to 68674d11ac follow, so 092f5486de the greeting b449e9e0c5 from a cb0960eaa9 civilized society 1461de8129 felt unfamiliar.e8303881dd558b81

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“I’m Seon Ijin.”11f543e41e6727af

“Oh, I’m glad someone like you came. When do these people even wash? My nose feels like it’s rotting from the smell of gel, spray, and smoke. Oh, I don’t sleep here, just come and go. I stay at the Jeonggwan Motel in town. Have you been there? It’s pretty clean, and the bathwater is so smooth, it’s amazing. Want to go together next time? There’s a great soup place next door that really clears your stomach.”3fb2c900d5f3e7ac

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“……”a2c91c9de36e4dec

The glasses guy, 6020bebf7f or rather Kim e304b1e5a6 Jaeman, spoke incredibly 40982d670d fast and a 07c2b44064 lot.12cb4fbe6efd0327

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Ijin was momentarily overwhelmed ef69fc885b but nodded in response.50f943d86a2a2f39

“Do you like it here? I’m glad.”71502fd2cadaf6b0

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“Here? Like it? If it weren’t for the boss, I definitely wouldn’t have come.”ad67a228363fd235

Kim Jaeman was disgusted. “Boss.” Could that be the executive director’s name? Ijin glanced at the executive director. Despite Kim Jaeman’s chatter, he didn’t move an inch.0fafb2f1e26ac23e

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“Is the executive director’s name… Hyeongdo?”55af5502dccdfaaa

Kwon Hyeongdo. It was df290dcb32 a name 1c6fa650d6 too well-crafted 16f40b43c4 for a 609a67d622 mere thug.54bf5a650bc34621

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“Yes. Kwon Hyeongdo. Anyway, if I didn’t come down here, they’d ask for my kidney instead, so… I got caught by him when I was handling accounts in the gambling den.”ed2aa3542a9b3a5e

Kim Jaeman laughed “hehe” while sharing his bizarre background. Ijin’s liking for Kim Jaeman dropped significantly.2d15c99f670d3a3d

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Still, he didn’t feel hostility… At least, the conversation without swearing was welcome.d8199c690929c840

Meanwhile, Ijin felt his energy being drained by Kim Jaeman’s non-stop chatter and turned towards the monitor. Only then did Kim Jaeman give him some work. The document had numbers, presumably amounts, with one or two-digit numbers beside them.37d5805fa9a6781b

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“You just need to sort those out. The smaller numbers are the visit counts, and the numbers with ‘zzi’ in parentheses in the notes, write them in the notes section.”233c403f0d0ad1ac

“‘Zzi’…”f33694ddfd9f504e

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Ijin, pondering for 51f48ff0ad a moment, compared 7fa0d9ca18 it with the c0ca30e7ed adjacent numbers before 13ccb91409 looking up to c48f5a3331 ask.f711743a51857fea

“These are VIPs. The ‘zzi’ are the betting agents they send in their place.”793163165324fb73

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“Wow…”c6db195b7486c8fa

Kim Jaeman’s eyes widened in admiration.c24ba3fadb467198

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“How did you know that? Have you seen this ledger before?”84dc0b75ad88bebc

“No. Just… by intuition.”869963e379f2fa95

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“You’re really quick on the uptake. That’s right. But don’t mention this anywhere, especially not to the C.C. guys.”5384a0cb9a250933

“Even though it’s a business relationship?”57a2455060041cf0

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Though he’d never have to deal with them, Ijin asked out of pure curiosity.90868f69897c17ec

“Well…”62c955de64079ba8

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“Jaeman, how is that quick thinking? If you’re quick, you’d pretend not to know even if you do, act like you’re not curious even if you are.”292e1e39401f9112

Thud, thud, the sound of Kwon Hyeongdo’s heavy walker boots hitting the plywood floor echoed.1b3cc42cb4870993

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“There’s no need for you to be curious about that, Seon Ijin. Just do what you’re told.”c6dcc2ea1d837a29

Kwon Hyeongdo b0182d308e said smugly. His chin rested fc4769226c on his hand, bcadfb7b80 sunglasses pushed up 487e030288 on his head, 21e15866ed and sleepiness still 2fe4f6a3d6 lingered in his a660907b7a eyes. Today, he 1d0ae7cb8e was wearing cdad8bc3a6 an Aloha 6e857e7645 shirt, with 199a3a5035 mud or aa3bf6e8fc something staining 1b67ddcc90 the white 98402a2a65 tank top e57959d8a3 underneath, leaving 9885ffe34d marks on 02ee5101e6 his chest d7955d4df4 and arms.bbba3b1630e0ae03

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“Jaeman, what if you go around spilling my name like that? It’s an expensive name.”2120a3c7a17fd69f

“Oh. Did I say your name?”a815cc23d82f19aa

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Kim Jaeman seemed to forget what he was saying because he talked so much. Ijin started to doubt if this guy could handle a computer. Maybe he got caught while gambling in a house rather than on a computer? Since the executive director was from the house, it wasn’t an unfounded guess.adeb446fe332b99b

Two years in hell was enough to make Ijin suspicious of everything around him, even things he didn’t know himself.d6fe6787605cc7a0

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As Ijin looked at 91838525d5 Kim Jaeman with skeptical 6e35212e33 eyes, Kwon Hyeongdo approached. His heavy footsteps, 825d65da0e considering the boots, 28e28bec53 seemed rough; his bc9710b535 shoes were covered fc5c1f4a54 in mud.51f29accbaebcec5

Kwon Hyeongdo leaned his chin on Ijin’s desk, blocking Kim Jaeman from view due to his large frame.0218c0798effea51

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“What’s my name?”964029f05ec5d7f6

“Don’t you know your own name?”fbefa855503c37d1

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Seon Ijin 851496b67c snapped back.60ab71ed0a987464

Kim Jaeman burst out laughing, “Pfft.” Kwon Hyeongdo chuckled as if amused and asked Ijin again.19dc622e763c5c09

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“Do you think I asked because I don’t know my name? I’m asking if you know it.”01e8dcb051ea8618

“Kim Jaeman told me.”6d439ccb5f95beee

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“So, what did he say it was?”3788339424fff0a5

Kim Jaeman 0d54fdd31d looked at 5f305e2410 him reproachfully, 61479d8cf0 but it 0e19bc6ef8 was him 3797daea2b who had c484aaa305 spilled the e16fcd4e07 beans.07d7504ab1f18061

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“Kwon, Hyeong, Do.”820ae83a41deb179

Ijin pronounced each a5c21cbed2 syllable distinctly. It felt 822c03b07f like burping 92374f8094 up a cb44b22bcb still-wriggling eel, 6f0ede4d4c each sound 5420319bb7 resonating in af01bba517 his throat.cf653a4b5c3427dc

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“Seon Ijin.”d63654d726909c5c

Ijin grimaced at ced32efd4a being called like 9f502d853f the team leader 36c5fcfdb4 used to.96ba55838fcd35ee

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“Keep it a secret. Only the boss and, um, Ppochi know my name here. Besides them, it’s just you and Kim Jaeman, the glasses guy.”7ad9c44d94a65cb0

“……”2d2df6b55e2706c2

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“If people start calling me by name, should I beat up him, or you?”ee75b58005a08b9a

“…Huh?”648fa3365c7c2c3b

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Kwon Hyeongdo, who opened the desk drawer across Ijin’s body, asked again. His hand, rummaging, was full of crackling mint candies. His large hand had already emptied half the bag in an instant.c77cd85bbe1cad77

“Why can’t I say your name? Are you afraid people will be even more scared of you?”b91ed39eaddc8624

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“What?”b8089a34c58ab38b

Kwon Hyeongdo burst into laughter, “Uhahaha.” Perhaps because of his size, his laugh was loud too.2428607419c2ee63

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He poked his temple 0df93e751a with his index finger.e01b0e5911757ba0

“Why would I need to scare people? I don’t need such cheap tricks.”8a160c0e8d4d2275

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His eyes sparkled. They were filled only with pleasure and enjoyment. Ijin found the candy suspicious. If it wasn’t some kind of drug, eyes like those would be hard to come by. If they were always like that, well, he was just what people thought, a scumbag.8f34637e289f2289

“People are scared when they don’t know much about me. The unknown is always more terrifying.”095b3e5a2c9e8022

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“Like the rumors that you eat human flesh and tear people’s mouths apart?”515ee1dff61ba889

At that moment, a candy was popped into Ijin’s mouth. Crazy bastard! This must not be just candy. As Ijin jumped up in panic, Kwon Hyeongdo watched him like a dog that had foamed at the mouth. He tossed candies into the air and caught them, eating three in rapid succession before asking again.277e2056af1b57a5

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“Where did you hear such rumors?”bf0f0780c169070c

Ijin’s spine chilled at that moment.ff92c9b161dd39eb

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