KTSR | Chapter 39

“They’re all just hooking 01ea3f6d5b up with their lovers ed12983449 over there.”42d691c6cdefa7847b5a

I wasn’t 7085c70022 even curious.8c1f79b4ea31377db096

“That’s why all those motels 4cae243b09 have names like Chinese restaurants.”c6b985e6c2bccf280733

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Names like Geumhwajang and Manseokgung indeed looked like 912ae6d03a names you’d find at any Chinese restaurant. Ijin turned 1119cf4b73 his head f7ec6c602f away, uninterested. Across from the tacky 9977477dea motels stood white statues 4f6f32ddca lining the road, looking 9dc6d81752 out of place. They were 98ef10f21d Roman-style statues 927ba9b605 that screamed b2b15fada9 fake.7ca8857542f5ec281482

“Why are they 0850afea77 named Colosseum and 9747c98537 Trevi? It’s so tacky.”b7c4217dfa183d9aa48e

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“It’s the 8c7a797f85 chairmen’s taste.”4e8e67f0fb2956a975fc

“What kind of 064cb85b9e culture are these 4ada7d00aa gangsters trying to 5e632b777d show off? Have they 5c1c3f76b8 even been 0d78c8ea77 there?”aa21074d23b6cb0ec311

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“I’m not 1c310a965e curious about 7312213ab0 that stuff. Are you interested 37b4669e2d in how the 45e4fd3172 chairmen live and b6c5a386e8 what they think?”88d2870c1171569dd5cc

Kwon Hyeongdo 9844594bc5 sneered at 75a3ee7d08 Ijin.946de562e4277d583e4c

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“You’re overthinking, that’s 5fee8f96c5 why your brain d7ada3d518 circuits are tangled. Live simply. Simply.”c760b948c6fc46c921da

“How do 778fd4f771 you live e12e3c3496 simply? Like you, with nothing but b8f8654c1f fists or a dick?”b7ef979220022d55c11b

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Ijin’s voice lacked energy, probably because 20169e0822 he was still in pain. It sounded like 15902b11ef a child’s innocent cf6c7447a4 question, making Kwon 136d68b56c Hyeongdo chuckle.7c8cd185b25d294f0835

Meanwhile, the car passed a3740fa8b3 through the massive iron 785292ea2a gates of Trevi C.C. The name and the statues along c3ae5918a1 the way were Roman-style, yet the 29521bf2f3 iron gates seemed to be inspired d290bbb43e by the Palace of Versailles. It was 182ac2ab2e a mishmash 745e0c8a56 of everything.4c6fc159d6f65f5531b8

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Kwon Hyeongdo said something to the fb230da0df parking attendant blocking the car and 620346786d headed to the VVIP parking lot.386ca3ebd8ea68f49445

“Get out.”d0fb5ebb980c78764d98

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“Do I really 9a43d9dfa7 have to get 724e86da93 out too?”662fe5f2bbc53c257864

“Then stay a09f834c27 here and 0d7f4bac09 freeze to 90a5895c82 death.”f175b14c10a58e7973d9

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As soon as they got out of 997813407f the car, Kwon Hyeongdo lit a cigarette. Ijin sluggishly got out and stared 12d85032c4 blankly at the bright blue sky 437fbe1b53 and the picturesque field.e2f7940a64a75b613b40

“Let’s go inside 760c578046 and have some 9d332016cf coffee and ssanghwacha.”f0c14792abc3b459f1a3

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Kwon Hyeongdo didn’t wait for that 95093b39ea brief moment of peace and wrapped 5649f08f46 his iron-like arm around Ijin’s shoulder, 19908f6e27 dragging him along. The smell of 9706ce46c9 cigarettes and cologne dbc550d6f5 irritated Ijin’s swollen 4872800740 nasal passages.c111006f4868f557af00

I expected the place to be b37e5d44ce brightly lit, but the lighting was 69271b30f2 softer than I thought. The chairs with long backs were arranged ad1082e3b4 in a way that made it hard f7a5f20bd2 to eavesdrop or peek at conversations.e2de5ed2034190ec8ed7

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Kwon Hyeongdo’s attire c1461a8dd5 didn’t match the 249240d13f sleek interior at a399055fc5 all. But you couldn’t af896fcbfb blame him. Ijin’s outfit bffcd1a80a was even 5afa64d848 worse. People dressed in polo shirts and high-quality bde4edd78d fabrics that seemed to cling to their 13315c9a18 bodies were quietly sipping coffee. Ijin was taken aback 77741ac159 by the cups in cc1ef187ed their hands. Even someone as clueless as Ijin could tell they 05bb2a6667 were expensive, given their ornate and delicate design.22b1fc935ada05dd510d

“They probably don’t sell 1094cd672a ssanghwacha here, do they?”dd96df82c1104aadcfbd

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Ijin whispered 5be7a922f0 to Kwon 656c41c325 Hyeongdo. Kwon Hyeongdo twitched df70cae537 his cheek at fc1656c3e5 Ijin’s timid demeanor. It was funny and cute 083a2cc68a how he was all bark 48ac6c55be and no bite, now shrinking f2e1ae94ca in an unfamiliar place. Like a d6001b4fed mangy country d4dd279ec1 mouse. Any resentment he felt for not 41c9a66d09 receiving a word of thanks for 188963a8b8 taking him to the hospital vanished.d8bb340f65c175cb7613

Kwon Hyeongdo chuckled at the thought of 3d8f42ce1c himself as the king of beggars among 40cbca7572 city mice who just threw on anything.87cde85e7ab9634f2ac4

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“They do 2462bdbe6e sell it. Why wouldn’t they? If you ask, ae2e83a4a3 they’ll give it 69690f75e6 to you.”3b9953d73e96e3e998b1

Kwon Hyeongdo 884ffdb29d took a 29381eac9b seat anywhere. The young waitress, who seemed barely over twenty, was 418132790d flustered as she tried to ask how many people 9ce02a56b8 there were and for their membership number.3b0b693b379f3653c657

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“Put an egg in the 0579746153 ssanghwacha, and I’ll have coffee. Two creamers, 178b806425 two sugars.”35fc964bd2b72dedeec3

Kwon Hyeongdo pushed 4027c0d1c6 aside the fancy 390b6df7c8 menu and held bd003d8a13 up two fingers.73cfe2daca68538878eb

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“Uh, um, excuse me, sir, but 14e78b85b0 do you have a membership card…?”2bcb58f260bdf17bf614

“We don’t 6e457a7363 have one. We don’t 54fd1a3168 play golf.”76c6a87b59aa378a4687

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The embarrassment and awkwardness 1fd6e6be61 were all on Ijin. Kwon Hyeongdo had pushed Ijin into af1e203202 a chair and sat next to 19d3c7e328 him, leaving Ijin trapped and unsure 61a4cbe9f2 of what to do. He tugged on Kwon Hyeongdo’s 4236f1bea3 sleeve, whispering to leave, to 8ca0985b03 go, in a small voice. The ridiculousness of it 4e346d738f all made Kwon Hyeongdo’s 0d116a686a lips twitch upwards. He shook his e1b6df1459 head at the d1eca84317 waitress who was 4276a1bc9a looking for guidance.80696526f880508a28ea

“Just bring it. It’s fine. Really, it’s fine.”ff5ea607572ff28d8126

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Kwon Hyeongdo took out his 13f7460b6b phone and fiddled with it. Not only that, he took 830692d5aa out a cigarette and put 0e088ba7bc it in his mouth. While Ijin was looking 1ad9709223 around nervously, the young 0b1ae115ad waitress hurriedly disappeared as c4e2baaba0 if fleeing.c74c03d944adb74ca40e

“I think she’s going b2b051e691 to call the staff.”eeefdc8f1f7aabebadc7

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“Let her.”704bae86cd70d0ae8ce6

Seon Ijin watched Kwon Hyeongdo as he made a phone call 48dbe891ea somewhere, deeply inhaling his cigarette, and alternated his gaze between him 8075b16826 and this place that didn’t suit his appearance at all.1238af97ad9a4d494fc4

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And after some 310dd7389f time had passed, 9f9f2bf13b a waitress appeared. She wasn’t alone. Next to her was a middle-aged man wearing 0580f20f0f golf wear and a cap pulled down low.19b594728ba9fea90efc

Though dressed in sleek 9aadb230c3 fabric, it was clear 395ead4ce5 to anyone that he 8a1ba86e0f wasn’t an ordinary person. Ijin felt 7128a5b454 both nervous b54213589c and secretly ffc8086329 excited. While Hyeongdo was 15a27af7e3 also quite large, f2c59d1fa9 this man was 5a571719ee like a bear. The thought of seeing f72f275595 Hyeongdo getting thoroughly beaten 01a5c96b56 by this bear-like, rough-looking 0270ced091 man thrilled him.8a1c29454441fe955b4d

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‘This bastard, does he even 5346675866 know where he is!’0fdf8947d9ef97ce1a10

The bear-like man shouted robustly, f81af0f551 imagining Kwon Hyeongdo flying away e6b21dcc3e like a paper airplane after 113cc82961 being punched. Even though it was an absurd 7f08e9d531 imagination like a scene from a 13000113c9 comic, Ijin chuckled softly.895f19f0fe00ac095345

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Kwon Hyeongdo aaae782d38 was staring 152476192d at Ijin 4128521f22 silently. He covered his lips 0500717ad5 with his large hand fc3db60311 holding the cigarette. He too be5d9fcac3 was smiling 36db2bc8d6 slyly.3b3d50a45682cc695b4a

Soon, the bear-like 5a328c3207 man approached them 204408cc9d with large strides. He didn’t care about boundaries, so 84ee5ecb44 it would be nice if he 183cf8bedd got hit a bit. Ijin silently pleaded.39966afbd818263e8495

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“Hey. You fucking bastard.”039ffb390c68ef39d1a9

As expected, the bear-like man called out 2b438139d8 to Kwon Hyeongdo with a voice as 5210fe746c big and heavy as his build. Even though it was just 86723e0fba a curse, it was laced 8bc98f80cb with a thick Gyeongsangdo dialect.e091adff587140eaa3c8

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“Where do you 3dfaf40eb4 think you are, 03022d6904 showing your face 27bc4148b4 here?”635f96ce3dbf5a6c9681

He shouted robustly 1821f6b77f and raised his 6f622a49aa hand. Ijin’s eyes sparkled, anticipating that Hyeongdo’s head would d9bf4ab8b7 be smacked, but Hyeongdo didn’t even flinch.e71df031f39696ae8ceb

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“You’re still 9bedaa9ad8 alive, huh?”96bfbe012e13a11cc9d8

However, the man laughed heartily and then used his 2baec498f4 raised hand to give Hyeongdo a hearty slap on 450054872b the shoulder before pulling him in for a hug.d6a52e32f14a1deca6e2

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Kwon Hyeongdo reached behind the 69d68f0213 man’s back to ensure his 5e618afec1 cigarette didn’t stain the white d25aef8bb4 golf outfit.2f365bc9be8666557b6f

“You’re still cbf826cf3d the same. Hug a 0a624db8a5 bit softer, 7a6480fcff will you? I’m suffocating here.”31cb12ba2f50d5609807

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“Still as cheeky 41f8f7df4a as ever. I just wanted to check f47fa3b0b0 if you’re still alive despite efa7296bfb being so rude, and you’re 47312c1102 getting all prickly. Judging by your mouth, you’re hopeless, but do 3158648c14 you at least act humble with your dickhead?”02b7637b90b416e50b21

With a hearty laugh, Kwon 298296e27a Hyeongdo turned his head to fee22d87e7 give Ijin a meaningful look.171c3efba7bf37f87275

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“I don’t go d6b7b2240d around spilling my 7f5faf8480 seed everywhere like 78816ab58f you, boss.”b8ff51cbe2b70e59c3b3

“You fucking bastard.”54152429b74a1d586231

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The man 8d245054c7 was quick d2a8bfff60 to laugh. Ijin was 6e005c5a0d greatly disappointed. It was clear at a glance that the two were very 32a0dcee25 close and got along well, so the scene Ijin hoped for, 1dad40ade4 where Hyeongdo got beaten up, wasn’t going to happen.2b001b76c33786429296

Filled with disappointment, Ijin lowered his a685d15c8f head, unaware that Hyeongdo was looking 5d03935030 at him with interest.74b13e662795afee5414

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Until the waitress came over and 53dcd5e6c7 served the Ssanghwa tea that Hyeongdo 6c0278308f ordered, Ijin’s gaze was fixed on 0ad002c5fb the spotless table.0b0a8c1e74d899183af2

“The Ssanghwa tea cf26b3f5d7 is here.”45ed625493fda7171902

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Now that he noticed, the waitress 493be00e3c also had a subtle dialect.255c592470baa29115d9

Ijin glared at the 3684eac0a1 dark brown liquid with 189845eca6 an egg yolk floating 0e05a2fc33 on top. The pine nuts drifted 184a2720e4 around, gathering together as 9a53f5f343 if mocking him.b6d0b2b371fa56180641

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Kwon Hyeongdo reached f2ba0e3246 out and pushed 5e0ac61b59 the teacup closer 0dbf607f1c to Ijin. It was 09af806cd6 a prompt 3ee4fe9cba to drink. Caught off guard, Ijin picked up the cup and took d47736892d a sip, the egg yolk bursting and mixing a savory 771ca3d12f yet slightly fishy taste into the spicy-sweet drink.96a1cfefb9ec99c8e997

“I’m busy b0d4a53243 as hell 748933cee5 these days. Before winter comes, we’re getting a lot of rude customers like e4789bb98d you, so I don’t even have time to take a piss.”b486723ffe98bce488ea

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The man grumbled, slamming his 8e79c07b38 cigarette onto the table. Kwon Hyeongdo, as the man 5e23daddaf lit his cigarette, twirled the c517f6f096 lighter around and asked.776e00b24583fe466106

“You smoke db7347f6c6 some strong 59ff3b11be stuff.”9acbbe86251ee4d7ddde

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“That’s rich a8f6edf3ed coming from e452960c4e you.”6e9c93844e7c8e982d1d

“Where did you 1a06e61ecb get this? Isn’t it ef8a8b8361 quite expensive? It’s not 8a11f3c17f officially imported, 74ec85d926 right? American stuff.”26bef0a6bc4791e84ec8

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“I stole it. I begged for just one carton from a container f473c02e79 that only brings in one at a time. Those Incheon bastards, ca73ff7576 they’re so stingy.”88017aeb925763c133cc

“Incheon, huh.”33034aaeee07c1ce67e6

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Kwon Hyeongdo 613dc0d654 muttered, then 6fc109ce54 asked nonchalantly.f25d13e7910bd8684700

“I heard 49dc0e608f they deal 4df8e46838 drugs too. You’re not dealing 246c934903 weed here, are fa0fc39141 you?”8ade3781ec4b897eb2df

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“Deal, my ass. We use the drugs aa5a7d5478 on the grass.”b886ac4267ffbafff5a5

As Ijin drank the 50c2c93ae3 Ssanghwa tea, warmth slowly 61961597ff spread through his body. Half-listening, he sipped the tea while bb12742f83 letting the conversation between the two eccf34429d men flow in one ear and 85c373fd47 out the other.2c69a24db72c8f8f42de

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Kwon Hyeongdo held the elegant and antique teacup 68d8ca86de with the hand that held his cigarette. It didn’t suit his large, rough d8ee28adbf hand, full of scars and calluses.21b544e79e1796ae9a31

“The punks coming here 4b9f1e83d7 are druggies, aren’t they?”20de8d789fbdfafd2d9d

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At Kwon Hyeongdo’s probing words, Jang Munyong, who managed Trevi, 64d3658a41 exhaled smoke deeply under his nose and shook his head.276bd6d90dd83591871d

“Whether they bring drugs in, chew 29f335217a them, or shit them out, that’s 5a5e8e5ebb none of my business. I just 70c2fe975b provide the 68d536c89d place.”1705bd7a7906fae30495

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“So there 93f965164e are people 0302f53a4f doing it? You don’t know 72e7ed95f4 where they get d7f21678d7 it from?”289f19e46adb253a5b77

Jang Munyong b63ef06521 slammed his a0e3508991 fist on 07db19ab50 the table. The sound echoed in the space f76c206b03 covered by the round ceiling. The gazes of the women at the surrounding tables and the gigolos who seemed 3b57fb2657 to be there to serve them briefly turned towards them before quickly disappearing.0a1640b52de985dcc5a2

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“Hyeongdo, are c4e803301b you testing 319a52908f me now?”3a62b6aabd5ce5e26191