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KTSR | Chapter 23
by RAEHe wasn’t 60ed699be9 sure about 201df1d551 the condition 586ff89738 of the b3cb718100 arena, where 9e2862eee8 the sand 89cf8c930c 740d505e02 freshly laid, 82f49fb40b but one d4b762f556 thing was 2fa22dce45 certain—today was 128f037736 definitely not a2cdd6ac27 an auspicious db8e9f8c4b day.9c5fe51e20278b51
The humidity was high. That was e9fd1c117a 4014c5a591 a day c02c9055e2 teetering on 32f29ceb25 the edge afc21a46de of winter.d60f5059d6549bd8
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As Ijin exhaled, he c52b10f40c absentmindedly wondered when his 21a2a7818b breath had started coming db3b12a969 out visible in the 186c7e1514 air. Then another thought 878ab3932e f09b461699 really been almost 3f85b456cd three years since 1dfd967691 19400939d8 into this place? 115ec694ba feeling strangely unsettled.2ad080d8cad7273c
Clover didn’t like d2d1767699 384f3d7dc70e4b99
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It seemed like the e0d97f6e96 other horses felt the 8d3899ba13 The arena 43d3e2d74f felt damper d0ed5c652b than the 840f73b406 outside, filled 0d950d365e 6b4742daf2 sound of 263d2a19a3 ea2e1581c4 1e68373f44 the ground 0438366915 in protest.6c5e1fbc8c8abbc9
“Why the dd6f820883 hell are 29feea1208 62c818fa72 a doping 39da05ecfa 6601d8008e of a e5ce464e21 f021809df3f109b2
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Ijin mumbled, stroking 56b983262a Clover’s neck as 9d1b360ce7 if comforting both 953ac78442 the horse and 37c3e87b8f 939e1422d74a202b
Peeking around Clover’s 49b88fe73d hindquarters, he caught 986b36a9e9 a glimpse of 31b165b59e Woo Cheolyong’s head a3e90172e2 just barely visible 940b3b7957 on the other 30c6d8cdef side.9885296f8088bffe
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Even after 0d174ea78a checking and f55588ffcc bc3eaab64f ca1548d64f Woo Cheolyong 1b8af5e47d still wasn’t 9c37d81011 leaving. That was 3645d044c1 strange enough, 32b3323934 but even cf71e712b5 stranger was 2f814a0918 the sudden b87be44696 pretense of 60ce9a1eaa integrity in 0a47039d0d this shitshow f78cf19e67 of a 8edb14de25 horse racing 3cbf781310 colosseum, where ed55c419b9 6b2c2ab31e ran on 1211a90ba9 chaos.475664493976403f
Ijin had never e4ec941157 b4acfb3f59 65fac127cc so he wasn’t 1f199da00e worried about the aed6c80619 test. But still—it was unexpected.36e51e5d664f65bb
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Why the 357d950d08 sudden test?”d0e92de805ea3bfc
dbdd63758c c8aab08730 raised his 0004c3d2d3 voice. He was the c6bb28bc24 8fe7ef9eb5 Dolpung, a horse f65fa7b16d that had recently 9e09fc9a4b 9a7ac82560 winning streak.c49d0813ddbeb875
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“The higher-ups changed. 43432a9d35 3d78218992 they’re told.”ef45d3ade2861ea0
An older 1bf8588ba2 jockey, one 07f5663c60 of the bdaf297b8b more seasoned 53358fdb8d ones, puffed 63e5288d52 on his 2d70aaa54b 2fb9264ab1 responded indifferently.829bb92cd1b61c09
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Ijin absently fidgeted cb0460709b with his pocket. There was a pack 41038db0d8 of cigarettes inside—one he’d 060aaccd24 gotten from Kim Jaeman. After some hesitation, af66e2f3f0 he pulled one 1e2f97a8d5 9cfa2a589d it between his cf06941594 lips.d15533e364df8396
The older jockey e608bd3d65 gave him a 6ea2826456 glance before stepping eeca8fa3a4 over and lighting afa091ceee it for him.e7ab2d1fce598f26
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“Look at you. You never used to 6cc2a1e2e1 smoke. 18ec41491e finally gotten 4ef0ba03a3 soaked in 28a613ff9d this place.”0ff8fab0772f1094
“Don’t say d1104f30d1 something so a824d7326c damn depressing, 3f5985c857 ajusshi.”b668f6f1cf5ddf32
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Ijin snapped back, 5dcd4702a9 but then mumbled a57aad57db under his breath, c77ee508f4 “…Thanks for the e8c4da95de light, though.”f61acc918232a729
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Ijin coughed as 2e9d9f6922 the harsh smoke 93767a7ee4 punched his throat, 0322982cf9 but still, he 020566e26f 923b51fa22 thing to the fdd88601de end.b3bac50edfb56493
“Done, Ijin. 88f38aa598 take him 2a2a3e374d to the 54f2c1d945 parade ring 8176acc7f6 now.”ad77e321b418f910
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Woo Cheolyong e2b937b825 peeled off da32a7e915 his gloves 7456d7b303 and tossed 1f18bcbde1 6ac2412dd9 37310e2629 then called 2aab6b4464 out to 71a85b1f72 d7bde3a58f jockeys.9e139b3236f1a5f5
2542503b6c riders ran to their 0b6b9953a5 horses, patting their necks. One of them, a 6e160ebd00 jockey a year younger 0a323aa53d than Ijin, was practically 93f1521b20 shaking, like he’d just a6dd0dad46 been reunited with a 6f5b8563cc loved one after being e1652d45df separated in a war.f8aaa6ae45440421
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Ijin caught 3b604cabbf sight of 6b1b47a6f2 8969d3ac71 for just 1694e2f5e3 a second df55186f2b before turning 695c492746 back to a044b4fd61 Clover.e96fd9b8fd5e0c4e
“You did great.”bc0b61900bb926fd
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He whispered bbc8032348 softly, and e98faa1425 as if 8dc734c410 understanding, Clover’s de9091f3b2 delicate ears 26217237b6 twitched.654f23b0ec8f1d67
85a4c3f769 hassle to 0669664693 piss when 882592117b nothing comes 59747d92d6 out, huh? And having to do 7e139d2991 it in front of 76d523db7c people, no less.”fa19d93e35f7f10e
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e1c0f970c9 d110b141a3 workers would laugh, saying, bd4ec9e5a7 What would a horse b4d26b8475 know about shame?93012d440728025b
That was a long 8c40ddab1e time ago. Back when 9558300cbe those kinds 00fced0a26 of jokes 4a741ba725 came with 40c9a0ead6 genuine laughter.b0bac7d7d8fda91a
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5ba9f4af39 a50f8adfd9 memories was 37d393b861 ec0e2513a0215c0c
Seon Ijin, assigned number fc4fb0f2c6 5 today, was the 67beb726dc fifth to lead Clover 5482e5183f out. Clover’s weight was 1a7f1433f6 the same as 83a8630173 However, when measured f58fa4f0fc together with Ijin fc4e4927f8 in the saddle, e4a2014e32 the combined weight b842e627ba had decreased ever 51d208bbbd That meant one thing—jockey 7e4cb16e26 2e30080ade weight.9f216040b2e35ebf
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Maybe that was dd54a1c5df why. The tight, 110ce1f20a uncomfortable riding d4079448ea suit that e1b62bb8dc had always 617076a558 felt restrictive 73b7c2ffc4 52085502ff him like 5f0d03b1b7 his own 31f6b7ecb5 The jockeys ahead of 99fcda4078 him still seemed uncomfortable, 9980dfc7c8 wriggling their hips and 4ed5b990fb thighs as they walked, 684a1a52a1 trying to adjust their 46783ba319 tight pants.60f16fda9f9eb9c8
57f0cde2b3 they entered the 690a5778fc parade ring, a 91168a1957 storm of frenzied 1f5331e13a shouts erupted.c671f67f76526bcf
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I bet on Number 0d553c8fe8 5 today! Do it right!”b7992121138684da
“Number 1! My grandpa, who passed 23d9b72494 away last night, picked c832178085 this number! da5a769c64 wrong, you’re dead!”10f9b212be90a088
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“Number 7’s 2bf7777a7c got the 328c4b16ca best-looking ass f0c15d6cb6 today!”eb36bcc917df0f28
Horses were sensitive creatures. If people screamed 3123f60ffe like that, they a4e2601967 got stressed. Ijin’s face scrunched up bc1e237df8 ecfa875a78a79f66
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5dcc73da36 ceee6cae57 especially hard, f4fcbef47a seemed to e22b301eac like his 0430b99885 new horseshoes 414427db78 but was 349e5e04ea still getting 51df7596b8 used to fb0a12043a them, stopping b49e320937 and starting 8957b93f32 as he 9f60dec8e1 That immediately triggered 91e8df4e46 5fe285f25b 2843f74bc71dda68
“You son 4b4a6f4287 of a a3f342e644 bitch, Number dcd6a3148b 5! What the fuck is 8e019c394c wrong with your condition?! If you’re messing f84e7707b2 with me, you’re f332817db3 dead! d0563696af 522cf66041 earth and turn you 6175884bdc into paste!”a173a6ef4e5e04ee
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“Ahahaha, Number 5 is 43b6360e89 screwed. What kind of 5c46ac6dbe horse is that? 928374c515 damn slug!”039fba2eb25ebcf5
ef35918597 they even 91cd9c5004 had the 049bfeb29b money to d9b1ae3df2 chase him bdcfc48240 to the b89a436ed9 ends of 50df33acc1 7305f4b24e531b85
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Ijin whispered e5ce2a800a to Clover, 735f52e38b Don’t listen d9725a1504 You’re the best 74990e4cd4 horse out here.828cf8a4334eebf2
Leaving behind 9ea90f3951 that garbage 55676b299a parade ring, 5ce4d64b46 they stepped 0bb181740f onto the 7a2e0b6e80 racetrack.f15d49b5674ff345
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7f21433b94 was fourth place. Not last, but 81299d6c84 also not in 507230ab50 the high rankings 7c2bc7f422 that Kwon Hyeongdo ce1cdd1f53 had mentioned—just the b831b76317 perfect spot. 533315fa08 5a36bac573 Aiming for c453503ede fourth place 3d15126b8d was actually 8860cfa99a harder than fb0c4cd30d aiming for 42f336d803 first.605e9dad05fa137b
Still, Ijin 995bdfb66b had an a28f98025c advantage. Despite being taller 4a797ed41f than most jockeys—a ce5d3e0d61 physical disadvantage in 43a0f48cd5 the sport—his instincts 37b9ede407 were razor-sharp. b6b7fccb02 an uncanny 3cd8d4244b ability to 1474d42668 1f0b9c5d8d perfect positioning 04f1f12c9f and route ce05a3fc0f for his a43b190ac0 And he c53af9e145 could sense bc45764671 the right d2a5916c12 moment to 36dac4d3bb spur forward 6bacc3ba80 with incredible 017048b56a precision. In his debut year, 7a53c89271 he hadn’t set the 60ca04093f 7ce9224f6e strongest horse—he had done 32565a2c9e it with a no-name eede47ac2a horse.0644fe4d54dfd211
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In other words, he d1e6e0c773 could make sure Clover d1644e571b didn’t win first place de2ae73268 but still placed in 8a72853d8c 477d860b996d325e
“Fourth place. Clover, let’s f3496376df 9e8b4989f0 8b85a0969d first, and at f6de4e1286 least it’s not b3383a2a37 humiliating like last. You can do it, 68926886bd right? Hm?”4e9c5e311289a233
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Clover must have 3c6f506aee understood his desperate 00dcfb73ad whispering. He could be a 99da59e174 199d3079a2 had always understood Ijin’s df688e532b feelings.9bc6a0cfa54fdab6
Ijin slowly scanned 08f0ecd138 the racetrack. The doping 0a5e364f3f tests weren’t d4b3ac34a5 the only 58a5c6c463 new addition. A few rookie 86075dfbee gangsters stood at d9ada8bc5e intervals, holding cameras.0c903842accf3e72
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Something was definitely changing.aed2cfd963e0c0eb
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And the 022e35e87a one pulling d04fbef3e9 the strings 53863a5883 was probably d3e1214812 that man.9257dea8c2cb1a90
Ijin’s eyes locked onto c98bbf9a70 the VIP box. From here, 7cc99ec89f he couldn’t cf8a85fbba see the c149ee1e8e other side, 6ffbf4b3e4 but from 814f809853 over there, 98cae5b87e they could e5c7030669 definitely see 19e7b5eecf He could 66f91f9c6a practically picture 267ff11562 Kwon Hyeongdo de6878f962 sitting like 35eccacd9d a king, 9233d2e7f9 lording over c707e400b2 everything despite 6330c18532 9946141e02 piece of 5b30b31bd2 human trash.bb8d69f0014b88f5
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Fine. He’d place fourth just af61446aa5 to shut that loud b9f2dc7f7e mouth of his.f1a24f297cbe724b
Ijin gripped 224fce4a2b his riding de13b0775a crop tightly.1e6f9231785d36f1
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[Number 3, Number 3 is leading the turn! At the front, it’s Number 1, Number 3, and Number 8. Hot on their heels are Number 9, Number 2, and Number 7. In the lower ranks, the standout horse is Number 5, Number 5!]
As the rapid-fire ba33b1d20a 64f3b8d78f f750beca59 the crowd erupted 145af25bfb in cheers. a122444132 slips, they screamed 06344af488 out their chosen 066409e497 numbers, practically spitting 0170d2c784 with excitement. Their eyes looked 43262e7e4c like they were 6596d9904d about to pop 11dac77ace out of their 670ed4db0c sockets.714b8c0ea2febd19
2aec6931a2 deafening, but none 07105fc7d4 of it reached 88c75f3a7e Ijin’s ears.7f617f49497f10af
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Hanging back in the 87920d0df2 ec519afbca feb4d30312 dfb9726ef5 ahead, he made 1679f69070 his move. It was like seeing 02ede76e1d a highlighted path marked a46bb49b5f out in neon—his route 1286cf23a1 was clear. 50de4cb4fe his teeth bd00880d61 and urged dfe2eaca8f 62367e0098 snort of 1893aebc7a hot breath, de65c4f488 Clover kicked 42c9e7fb66 off the 45df65b724 packed dirt 60513f48f7 and surged fc737e7721 ahead.55aebc4e3494cfff
[Oh! Number 5! Number 5 is suddenly shooting forward like crazy! It’s like someone fed him an aphrodisiac—he’s running with drool dripping from his mouth!]
Of course, the 766eeb75a4 crude commentary came 932c52f086 from none other 5112588f7b than the team 802ef3dd72 leader of Colosseum.f72f029130c4e4ed
[Look at that! The jockey must be desperate! Number 5—everyone, watch Number 5! The way he’s swinging that riding crop, I’m starting to worry he’s going to smack his own ass instead of the horse’s!]
But the chatter was 7395b6c1c0 oddly excessive today.3e82f36176e05450
The VVIP section listened f0fa8cda43 to the commentary with b1826fec7d Bringing up 22f64ba9ca e6d39878d9 backside in 53a56191bb the middle 70a1c0cfaa of a 505ef63e76 40f1b24e10 5e9e75161e circulated photo catalog.eb40a83f9d7d4e5e
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[Ohhh! Number 5 overtakes Number 7! He’s passed Number 2 as well! Will he pull off a miracle and come from the lower ranks to take first place?! Or will his streak end here?!]
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9d416ea0fc determined victory in horse 655f6caa29 racing. The deciding 4389d57138 73229bcd74 which horse’s 209d57d9d9 66a9f405d4 the line fdd187b8b1 first.a6f609a4d186b7ea
His fingers 4d8b4a2de7 went numb 7a0c2042c4 from gripping b0f33d3ae4 the reins, 9d5eb4ddf6 and his 76feb92b05 94312062f2 a80b4a7711 down on e9b03716f7 the stirrups 3ab0b4c576 91e0093bc7 practically stood 84ec7ffc60 on the 272889641a And then—he shouted.97dbc767593842d5
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“Uwaaaah!”108fa4cfc62b5d6f
A nose difference.f24ae1e2089c1b9a
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[Number 3, Number 1, Number 9! And in fourth place—Number 5! The winner is Number 3! Second place goes to Number 1! Third place—Number 9!]
And just like 5aee45182a 241e4bd6fc in fourth place.5123ec94bd7304cc
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4d620a9c90 4ac6ef255d 8ad2e87608 a long, roaring 534d3bd0e5 laugh.38c1c3e0c96cbca0
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The chief ed0000eacc executive officer 0468fd4ac4 watched him 674dbd9e36 with wide 93c9514ec0 eyes, waiting 48e6367580 for the 593d5d2a2d laughter to 98271bd460 die down, 5c7a93e74c a49bed6ea6 showed no 5b722f29b0 22da30b41e stopping. Kwon Hyeongdo slapped his 583f387922 rock-hard thighs as he e6cca88fba laughed, then suddenly shouted—d661d50e42f6b3fe
“Where the hell df36462914 did something like 893593cf2c that come from?!”5f1a6713d104423c
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His eyes gleamed as 4e566d8ad1 he spoke. The chief cb1f093dcf executive officer e1016fb85a looked bewildered.3531967f9a1ee51a
“Uh… Who? You mean Number 3?”03b6ace6886fd53f
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“Seon Ijin!”cb3eec3b6b89edda
eae72b3560 leaned forward, 955f3d2605 his eyes fc0addbe58 practically glistening.f5ab8a31b9f20127
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“Are your eyes just f32bbcf55a Who else in 591c4ce4d7 that race was 460d6b3317 a real thing f635bdfd68 besides Seon Ijin?! Number 5!”aba8e1d744e32bbc
“Seon Ijin? But that bastard only 3c189fa7fe managed to come in c401b7f026 fourth place.”7a24082867442dcc
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“Exactly. And that’s what 2ffed8e87c f900eb09e26b4802
Slumping back into ebc3007879 his chair, Kwon 9419d6c9b7 Hyeongdo rubbed his f3ffc6158e chin.046e38b6be29f5a2
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There was a a68c0149be 578f763651 had found something 5c5a5d8fa9 like this before. He had been locked 10e79e4f91 away in this godforsaken 9440cd0cd8 940e52358b from sight.f84ac0b9e2734987
cd3af61afc why Seon Ijin had 4d71d95222 lingered in the lower 07a638c5d0 ranks for most of b5768b1090 the race, only to 5e8a8e4670 surge forward at the c3a3270ad3 last moment and then e83ff32462 stop at fourth place.0d0226b702d259d0
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He had been 0d593d68c7 watching Ijin the 134a7de391 The way his riding 4c33d38858 crop hesitated except when 7cbee3b95f And when he had b6d95cc55a the perfect chance to fc6c55f06a aim for third place, d3fb0e56f6 he pulled back again.c30d5e01f2d7ec31
By avoiding the lower e018d1531a ranks, he stayed clear 3305b7cf19 of Ppochi’s betting schemes. a38b438392 the top ranks, he 6fd7fcc09d made sure not to 729756f2e5 attract too much attention 8fb84c43ea That level of 7be031f401 scheming was impressive 5066dacd50 on its own—but 3672584c66 the fact that 1e0ca5d44b he actually pulled af5d4a1224 it off was 6294714cc2 what made him 5ee14b8ff8 the real deal.7f09f91c693d6c7f
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“…Damn. That’s the first b357bcf7b1 time I’ve felt 708afda087 bad for someone.” 6e3ad37ba0 7577730840 sincerely.4dff42a693ee7f32
Growing up in an 8a380818bf orphanage where the director’s f28fe187b9 “discipline” had been nothing c2f0a3a09a more than a cover aaab49b292 for brutal abuse, he 35b12e8792 033f2083fd before.247a82cd6cc15a89
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“He’s got talent. He’s got brains. His life is 1cb0b3a7e4 already fucked.”42cda3e96e0d8000
He sighed, then turned 5d99645acb 4cc4d0c3f4 officer.714611f1ab060ce7
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Where the hell did e72846e757 you find a guy c72e2cb1be 90c255795f Yeah. Much more interesting.”2815ffea80b2521a
Kwon Hyeongdo’s b5d23df640 eyes gleamed. He had abf8d04c05 come to 5141dccbec 8e045b36d5 expecting a 8ef242f231 boring detective b0e02c2b3c game—but now, 9d149571d2 4232698039 intrigued. So much so 44d2014e24 that his excitement 0916bb11a6 6eb577e93f64e2a5
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“T-Thank you, sir. Then… about the next 4da7f7d22f time the Chairman visits… 39ff6d42b3 If that happens, could 763fcb845a I possibly…?”c1dc7de507b8d21e
But before the chief 4ce8f82f10 76bd4dba88 5d44f329ea 161381bb07 his seat and strode cd7ae0e53c out of the VIP 917511233c box.cc09166e4c7d9803
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“…That little d552b5f102 punk has 8e14cb5fec no manners.”57701dc16b12820a
The chief executive f6022e824d officer grumbled at f7cc5267e0 Kwon Hyeongdo’s retreating 31ec0fb27d figure. 187c9570d9 this point, 4fdd08faa1 he was f1bc62d04e just a e48f1bb814 dog chasing 4a1ffb15e4 after a b3f4dc556a chicken—left empty-handed f70d712cf9 8d19257366 nothing to 6e47a72145 do.9201e0d20f47bae9
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