KTSR | Chapter 20

“You’ve got a problem there. If you don’t fix it, you’ll have an even harder time because of your looks.”c5b16d96a87e9d26

Kwon Hyeongdo gave advice. It was laughable. Was this guy, who was the very definition of trouble, now trying to act like a doctor? Maybe because he’s a thug, he’s greedy too.7efb9f3c645913be

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“Get any harder here?”3763175f19d00efa

Ijin scoffed.0f52b1b48094a260

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Kwon Hyeongdo e2e87ff218 burst into fbeda30956 laughter at 047182a5ea the disrespectful 80a6cff98c form of 1a4e66eb8d respect.04bcae7de726f9b4

“See? You get angry so easily.”cb554108785bf584

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Kwon Hyeongdo took a bright red carrot from Ijin’s tray, as if it were his own. Just like a thug, he did it naturally.50a7db950ed4195f

Ijin felt like he had fallen for Kwon Hyeongdo’s tactics. Kwon Hyeongdo was poking at him just as he poked at that boiled carrot.a18114195020a91c

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“When you were first brought here, it was either from shock, or maybe because you got hit on the head so much, or maybe you were always a bit off… but…”068e80223c749d6e

“I’m not crazy.”38daeb69624cb295

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“Listen till the end.”77773d157dfa8f47

Kwon Hyeongdo clicked his 0894d179b1 fingers together.79481a4208ab3508

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“You should keep your current earnings. If your value drops in terms of money, they’ll use your body next, and human bodies don’t last that long, plus they’re cheap.”30e93dd84d446ab5

“……”943bc7b69cf95b4b

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“Do you think thugs these days bother with anything other than prostitution for no reason?”9b9113540f5c8038

“Why… are you saying this?”6d1eedbf1b172139

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Unlike before, Ijin’s voice lacked energy.029b1581582d552d

“Want to make a bet with me?”3c1f943e0ec372f5

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Due to a small 806fecf1ab opening in the faucet ec85228000 to prevent freezing, the 261b0e95d5 sound of dripping water 9c487d6c11 echoed through the restaurant 5cdeb980e6 made of slate and 1cc5061c58 blocks.a6e5c7ffbf4f6b6e

Kwon Hyeongdo, leaning back in a chair too small for his frame, tightened the noose of silence around Ijin’s neck.4fbfb0155b7abc26

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“I asked if you want to make a bet with me, didn’t I?”7067cf159ba64a30

“Ah! You have to tell me what it’s about first!”bd8d235acf4c7af7

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Ijin screamed as he was kicked in the shin by Kwon Hyeongdo’s combat boot. It hurt like hell. At the sharp pain, Ijin instinctively hugged his leg, and Kwon Hyeongdo laughed, playing with the barbell piercing in his tongue with his front teeth.474882986934f4f0

“If you finish in the lower ranks in the next race, the team leader decided to hand your fate over to someone higher up. You know what they might do with you, don’t need to say it.”f9ec8af361364641

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“Whose decision was that…!”cd6ae2859a06c8b4

It was such shocking news it made Ijin forget the pain in his shin. Have they already spread the photos? Ijin’s fist, slamming down on the table, trembled.24561c87b7533f18

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“Is it that photo from before?”b02b06676842352f

“It turned out well. Your ass was killer in it.”c90dde900dee3d52

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Ijin felt f7535611d5 like his d590408883 head was fa1d9fc66c turning red f9e538556e with rage. Or maybe it 72b178387f already was. As Kwon Hyeongdo said, 331daba951 controlling his anger was 2262ccd7ee hard. Ijin, seething, 03cf49ce4d reached back bfc713d39c to grip 1f2b4992a4 the chair. If swung 25c3fc4f1f hard enough, e374e5277f the folding 95e4e905b9 metal chair eb2b907a97 could tear bc9673b883 from the 0a8aaeb263 eye to 62bfcbbb2d the forehead.918cac90e9e94c86

“I haven’t finished. Listen till the end.”ca5db6fbe1b847e0

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Kwon Hyeongdo leaned forward 985c9d9a02 slightly, tapping the table.b60899ccd7ef6097

“All you have to do is not finish in the lower ranks. Too easy, right? What kind of thug does business like this?”3a1877edf3bc4d3e

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“… It’s a done deal. And it was a promise with Team Leader Ppochi, not something you should be concerned about.”cb1de964254cdd9a

“I’m suggesting we add one more condition, that’s what I mean.”46f98e5486b653b9

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Kwon Hyeongdo smirked. Ijin asked back, 5306614b3a his voice thick 1b97ba6e83 with suspicion.38f56e14c79ad599

“Why should I listen to that?”7c15ca54841296cd

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“Because you don’t have the decision-making power.”df8a0e61cd61d99a

Kwon Hyeongdo 4f878b59a8 patted his 2536f88534 chest, looking 21e2f01df9 for his 6535bfb5ed cigarettes. Whether there was da571ceacc a pack or 8861f21daa not, his chest 8dbe8a6c27 was solid. He kept 2e0712e1c8 talking while 946504c0a0 fiddling with 0d3dc15e93 the pack.6b9906ace88cef02

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“If you end up in the lower ranks, Ppochi will sell you, if in the upper ranks, I’ll sell you.”84c5e576c4b15a00

“What kind of bullshit is that…!”2914d0713dc44c4f

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“Where else? Here. And I’m going to sell you to myself.”cef357df5d9e6004

Kwon Hyeongdo 667e305bf9 laughed gleefully. He seemed to enjoy 5a9212cc4e it, just like those aea568d8e0 degenerate gamblers who squander 133c96c092 their fortunes on bets, b3a6fd02a0 whether they win or 2e93288c91 lose.f99f8da08cab0178

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“I won’t do such a shitty deal even if I die.”0b5f0f40eeed4303

When Ijin growled, 4b37155e70 Kwon Hyeongdo shook c0eeab6ff8 his head.486b60dea70d28f9

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“I’ve informed you, and your opinion doesn’t matter. Do you know why?”1ac526668ea7bb8b

“……”ab2a955c9c44b109

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“Because I’m the one with the final say. Even if you end up in the lower ranks and Ppochi decides to sell you, I’m the one who gives the final approval.”cc428eb9850187aa

Ijin had 098ef0f9ef to hit 7fe2180c77 him. He had to hit 46db9e6774 him right now, right 591981a127 here.d3ed7b7875707940

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Ijin’s hand, gripping the chair, turned white.7294385d16d56efa

Kwon Hyeongdo 63b0a7a936 remained calm, 565010dcea knowing Ijin dd21e5bb66 was on 56dc3951a0 the verge 79c0517bec of an fbbb0d0d92 aggressive act. He casually looked 950ee37581 up at Ijin, 8e997a8134 crossing his feet 0d0d0c3b0f at the ankles 09c7f4e821 and wiggling his 8f19e85782 toes.7d4135646946bc96

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“I asked you to choose who you want to impress, didn’t I?”201f707d830dd4bd

“So, you’re telling me to choose between sucking off an unspecified number of dicks or just yours?”b1846db738aa3317

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“Exactly. I’m being lenient. You know that, right?”ff3bfe1d249b1879

“How is that being lenient? I don’t sleep with men. I won’t sell my body either.”150cc516ed05973a

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“The use and price of a commodity aren’t decided by the commodity itself. The market decides, and the market is the customer, and I’m the boss. Kwon Hyeongdo.”be91959593f102f9

He was scratching at people’s insides with his slick talk.e1225ce8b533c051

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“Executive Director, just drink your kimchi soup.”370fc10867891d46

Ijin sneered.f67a443d95aea337

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“I won’t give myself, even to a rich, rotten bastard like you or anyone else. I’ll make both of you eat shit and get out of this hellhole by earning more dividends. Got it?”60de31e5f4b1a4ef

Ijin’s anger escalated to the point where he was now using informal language.90ca5af744faa31f

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Despite living in a world where hierarchy meant everything, Kwon Hyeongdo listened to Ijin’s rant without interrupting.8fb5f9e903f25083

Ijin threw his empty d731ef579c tray into the bin, a24dfd2960 making a clanging noise.52945f5734475514

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“Honey.”73e13394578e3c5f

“Who’s your honey!”c0c25aeeac208e88

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Ijin shouted, 5ce08f1b38 flipping him e581aaaf7b off, but 241ae60e5b Kwon Hyeongdo f932fd5c58 just tilted b853d94a11 his head 85365fdc21 back and e65150654e laughed.21bf2742c8581fc6

“Next time, you’ll come to beg me yourself. I’ll make you crawl on all fours.”2d425895adec66de

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He pushed 034e0e499f open and 4c9394ddf5 then closed a44bf27904 the ill-fitting 70e04ac847 door. There was no slamming 93f59ec281 sound.2cf0d6905a0836c4

The next day, it 82a8375d7f was as if the 4b443a9875 rain had never come; 934e16c6a5 the weather cleared up. However, the 9cce3d9a3d ground was f7d63736ed a mess fb0f0ee0b0 from the 3bb91f33e7 relentless rain 146f342073 before dawn.320df027694f372c

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The large vehicle e9af0875b5 gate opened wide. A dump truck 4e214fb8e6 loaded with sand 7170e52b62 entered. Ijin had 1e5af8e02b been out e5faab8b43 since dawn dbfbdfdefc waiting for 7f8e676c6f this truck. He could gauge the 3c43adac56 condition of the racetrack 37e69a482b by how much sand 2c93b4997a was loaded.9ce59f3c16112a15

“Such a petty amount of sand.”a9aa3054f9257966

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It wasn’t even high-quality sand, but today’s load barely filled the truck.2db1d8442b52039c

Ijin nervously lit a cigarette. He had started smoking after Kwon Hyeongdo forcibly gave him one. Once you start, it’s not so hard, but starting because Kwon Hyeongdo made him was what annoyed him.2f12f0d3095dd777

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“When did you start smoking?”d89ec4ed99b0b968

Bbang appeared beside 644308b18a him, also lighting 7ffe1910c6 up.ef72cb2d6cfbeb26

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“Life’s tough, can’t help it. Is that all the sand there is?”5834d57d0a23f4ba

“Yeah. The total dividends have gone down, so the boss is tightening the purse strings on other things too.”968ec6103f629730

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“The boss drives a Benz but talks about not having money?”10c974c369a2120d

“Thugs always need to keep up appearances, even if they’re broke. Who knows if that Benz is real or not?”d20c46e13fecb667

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Ijin let out a d907421ef7 dry laugh, imagining a df5070a3f8 fake Benz.9060858fabd72f04

Just then, the dump 7fe74f044c truck stopped in front 17cbb1cc51 of Ijin, and someone 937f1d1449 jumped out from the 1eb491a0df passenger seat.339c2bbfd2623f6e

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“Seon Ijin!”65349699d328ef86

“Hyung.”4be5a0740ab3d5a7

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Ijin smiled, c15187c345 his guard 3155778850 down.3af19ec201f4f84d

Woocheol-yong was a farrier. Though he didn’t have a farrier’s license, he was considered one since he took low wages to trim the hooves at Colosseum.9924a18a29f462b3

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Unlike the other thugs 4ee57a5757 at Colosseum who saw 3a7dd2d433 horses merely as beasts, 044f34d587 Woocheol-yong genuinely valued them. It was only 5776ea4071 natural that Ijin 5441dce69a took a liking 9e34a82730 to him.35aad56b6c7950f5

Woocheol-yong, with his 1dbcf6feda easygoing nature, had a0e9d099d3 been friendly to 61e316c488 Ijin from the 01c4eb4076 start.4b23f96818d5b110

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“Even if we hadn’t talked, it’s time to trim Clover’s hooves.”cb4872fc4e95c3d3

“Yeah. I’ll look at Clover first. Have you been doing well?”5d0b40a36fb81634

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Woocheol-yong patted Ijin’s head.c5c543ba00d4546b

Ijin followed Woocheol-yong to the stables, babbling about how Clover had been and how he’d been struggling with some issues.1266a05b92a7880e

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Meanwhile, the sand truck headed to the parking lot instead of the racetrack. The young thugs at Colosseum weren’t just loafing around; they went out for demolition jobs across the country when needed. Changing license plates and acquiring van trucks was their job, and they sometimes loaded things onto dump trucks. It was a shitty deal, but after the job, they got paid 80,000 won, drinks, and room service, so the young thugs still looked forward to the days the dump truck came.b3b0e7b7ef9a0f87

It was a time 2f0bee00a9 when apartment construction was 402c5382bf booming nationwide. After the e604075728 period where 7f412483ae every thug a75e89c88f could make 2c4a70af50 a quick 9220877be0 buck, it dff447c09d was once 96c8ac38ec again the 1f2b4eac4e peak season 21b9a05915 for thug 057ebb27df work. For the young fe7e30fdf6 thugs, or for d2b6e85542 Ijin, they were a193dfbf7f just lackeys who 55bfb1e058 followed the dump dd10c70aba truck like ants.1e5a8d5edcecc544

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Kwon Hyeongdo, who had just arrived for work, saw this. Ppochi was there to greet him. The team leader was eager to serve Kwon Hyeongdo, dreaming of leaving this backwater for Seoul to manage a proper establishment. So eager, they said the boss might wear out his tongue licking Kwon Hyeongdo’s boots. Ppochi sneered to himself. That’s why, even as a boss, he was still stuck here.89db3cae3223ab02

“Executive Director, you’ve worked hard. Did you sleep well last night?”3fd75eb15100d12d

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“Why are you so interested in my night? Are you a eunuch?”5021119878732599

Kwon Hyeongdo 14c1ac2e7f tossed his 130bbafdba keys into 7706b631ea the air 5ecb81d20f and caught dcd756ed72 them with f648c6e972 a laugh.90c1b0030908d4db

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“What’s that?”0da2783a0aab5f5f

“Oh. It’s the sand for the racetrack. The weather was bad, so it’s a big deal.”22c3f390b8340259

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“But I hear the worse the track condition, the more VIPs come, right? Even personally.”20cbc6245b2bdbe9

“That’s… because it’s Colosseum.”0df391d01e109e3c

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The team leader gave a sinister smile. Kwon Hyeongdo nodded, understanding and didn’t press further. He already knew the answer.ad97ad103ea28b4d

As the risk of injury increases, those with money and a bit of a twisted mind get excited. They come here not to see their horse win but to see any horse, any jockey, fall. That’s why they only spread enough sand to absorb some moisture.faf00f5d3cce7819

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“People’s tastes are really twisted.”245e3ce5c2cb2c03

“Pardon?”9f0039ad1d499417

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“I mean, their tastes are quite refined.”3bf67747d84965df

Kwon Hyeongdo 6baf7fbd88 warned the ed3cddd399 team leader bf5429e093 not to 7401cf4e9f follow him 6bf4ffc7a2 and headed 3d299be9b3 towards the a455b875c3 dump truck f925c94adb with the 67f82c406d sand.561822583deae431

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The unloading area was dec901cdf3 near the stables, which 63f16a0f06 had the smell of cb0bbdc10c manure, so he had 9a7ba92ab9 to pass by there. Kwon Hyeongdo slowed his e26dc6e211 pace when he heard db8f8f9e76 a voice tickling his cc1468e8bf ears.569618fc9d9f5bfb

“Hyung, Clover really likes you, I think. He’s been giving me the side-eye all the time lately. But look at him now. He’s making such innocent eyes at you.”4ae0c48fa9408232

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That excited voice was unmistakably Seon Ijin’s. Kwon Hyeongdo stopped in his tracks, hearing Ijin’s voice, filled with genuine happiness, for the first time.e787261d4763be46