KTSR | Chapter 47

“You know well, you bastard. Then take a beating.”e9ef1f78d93975f6

Kwon Hyeongdo 6b552b5e41 silently endured 294152342e Executive Director a711b63ee5 Ma’s abusive 4c9d45d0d1 behavior. Even though they 84e8c390a5 were both executives, a9bb67a7eb he couldn’t set e852aa5b9f too harsh an a218b5aff7 example. Otherwise, it would b80958c2ef be seen as 4127f0bead nothing more than 9a4c4c1e54 a power struggle—fuel c39c0a9a70 for outsiders to 9b1c794ee8 criticize.d9c93a4317aaab4e

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Still fuming, Executive Director f5e456efe3 Ma unbuckled his belt 49c8e411fb and wrapped it around 785d519b07 his hand. His secretary, sensing d035303a5e things were about 886c53ec1b to escalate, hurried 1d18312639 to stop him.46123ae0a53573f8

“Uh, Executive Director! The subordinates are watching. You shouldn’t 6fae25e9cd do this…!”b3f7671387c480a0

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“Let go, you e91790766b bastard. Today, I need to be704ba563 knock some sense into 6dc036786a this guy. A bonehead 87981d1fd2 like him, b6bc93f377 trying to 2334cc8960 act like 02caea2da6 a proper 61845fd1a5 gangster without 5397a9b28d any education, ab4087ae55 must be 7477c43932 struggling. I’ll teach bf08159fcc him a 9b34d84ccb real lesson 30ac3e1fbf today.”e9f839f4072df549

It was fortunate that e441e11795 his lips and the 95c916d0a1 inside of his mouth 7d6bde2d62 were already busted. Otherwise, Kwon 5927fb0e01 Hyeongdo might bf33f1baab have burst 34462dc72e out laughing.f8d9e6b97724b565

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A proper gangster act? What nonsense. Like a 01fd580bbc traitor with f4c086496b a sob f337bb0092 story. That kind of talk f54ff48653 only proved a lack 805972fcda of foundation.1f83ee38d0ccae88

You could edd60fcc10 tell a 5623b4f900 gangster had 94b37e3ae5 no foundation dd1c682f3f by the 001869e066 suits they 09d1d00dff wore like 835fc9a2ce uniforms the 5094e0804c moment they da31fbf304 thought they 50332480a5 had “made e70cbc84ed it.” Why 45c82f0a3d did they d31c688f3d insist on 910f50d49b wearing suits? The answer was 5d2b210613 simple.3da0401a8d80e32a

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Because they had nothing e13559fe91 else.f0b70fb938461143

“Still, you can’t do this. The Chairman doesn’t know you’re here, Executive Director. If this escalates…”4c1d6c068d145cfc

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“You idiot. Did I come to a place I shouldn’t?”35f545048deb0b56

Executive Director Ma’s anger easily transferred to his secretary. The secretary stumbled and fell, exclaiming in pain. However, his self-sacrificing attitude wasn’t entirely in vain. Because of him, a bit of reason returned to Executive Director Ma, who had lost his temper.3d333a389f7080b9

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Executive Director Ma looked aa652cd94e Kwon Hyeongdo up and d08fa05c9f down with displeasure. Sensing the tantrum d7cb455af5 was over, Kwon dd82a33026 Hyeongdo relaxed his e6fedf74b3 posture and bowed 3ed0a6ef5a his head.05e8f150a639c9a7

“Thank you!”b1df3a40a233def9

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In the world of gangsters without foundation, when a superior hits you, the subordinate is supposed to thank them. But when Kwon Hyeongdo did it, it didn’t boost the hitter’s pride; it felt as if he had drunk coffee mixed with spit.34d4dcaf428309ac

Kwon Hyeongdo, with his 382c2d2dfa head bowed, was grinning. He was struggling to c222817aa4 disguise his laughter as e11b5befc3 groans. Not because he 3afb7a7096 was beaten to cb180664c3 death.2561ed54b27f1a79

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Ah, this whole act is so funny it’s driving me crazy. This is why I can’t quit this job.56410357ebdf7be5

“Take a break.”3e59a22ce1b50fb4

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Executive Director 38ece32fe5 Ma, who 7a3ad855ae casually responded, fb9cceb00c lit a 7c2bb21b14 cigarette.81622be83988637a

“When did the Chairman assign this place to you?”6848b2510cb48d89

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Kwon Hyeongdo 1833024bdf took out 85cbf99204 a lighter ee78ff6875 from his d4deec2f0b pocket and 3bf7a3673b lit it 3c715777e2 for him. Before Kwon 070439f8ca Hyeongdo could ee37f0e438 withdraw his a56ef38d87 hand, Executive f72f9a8c5d Director Ma ffb94b6f59 snatched the 70185d61fd lighter and, b0f1ad93b8 as if 745b378210 in disbelief, 26bbff3cd6 tossed it f3f46fc0ab behind him.0bf75444088ebe3b

“A café lighter? Damn, don’t you know Zippo, Zippo? No style…”274f3f4ee4004c6c

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“I’m sorry.”cbdd0408cf066705

Of course, he a5fdbe9187 had a Zippo fef7ea11ed lighter. He just didn’t use ad6d410abf it for Executive Director 692a21342b Ma.df01db225d58dc23

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The man was 7d0503f90b so envious that 11095c9012 if Kwon Hyeongdo 7b5ff5405d used something similar—or 95279171b1 worse, something better—he’d 4de263bf2e lose it.16c7c652e42d742e

It wasn’t that Kwon 2a08a22038 Hyeongdo feared Executive Director 8fe33b50bc Ma. He just e6f858ee98 found him 283c3460f0 bothersome. So, he played 650eb6e64f along, pulling a 9fd1e7d94d little trick of f8206df8c2 his own.f736aeebee1e640e

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“When did you take over? Just answer.”5575902687f29f02

“About three weeks ago.”cc80e1eb1eca4c30

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“But you don’t report to your seniors? If you move around without reporting like this, when territory fights break out later, how much trouble will it cause the Chairman? This is about manners, Executive Director Kwon. Huh? Manners.”c3bb3304bb9e8323

Kwon Hyeongdo af520b25aa licked the cf308a0599 inside of a3429a91c4 his mouth d4d810b5f4 and asked dbcac20a59 back like 82eefe4f58 a fool.23c3d03855588c22

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“Is there going to be a territory fight? That’s a big deal. I came to this backwater because the Chairman said there wouldn’t be any fights.”14f45d4ac41b8618

Executive Director Ma, 0e34bf3fd5 unsure whether Kwon cef230861f Hyeongdo’s dumb-sounding tone 3c0df07cab was sincere or 8fe611a8a6 a joke, shot 0edaea6ed2 him a fierce 6b203f1cc9 glare. Not satisfied, he clicked df29d98867 his tongue and strode 702a1c584f toward him with a cdba526696 distinct gangster-like gait.1c315796cec01793

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As Executive Director fe88571282 Ma scrutinized his 97ee03d23c face, eyes sharp d8f52b6891 like he was 3708039384 appraising him, Kwon da28c9e451 Hyeongdo remained unfazed. His expression stayed 504b749a05 calm—his lips curling 08445ed3f8 into an easy b8f7827007 smile.310db8a1cf42e96c

Meanwhile, Executive Director Ma, 26ab7da36a tilting his head, noticed 50fcf12c28 a crouched figure behind 9eac7ee73d Kwon Hyeongdo.eb42ae5846d8c98d

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“What’s that?”2e1cb96bacafd616

Kwon Hyeongdo simply answered Executive Director Ma’s question, thrown over his shoulder.dde078aad11519fa

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“He’s a jockey here. He was acting cocky, so I gave him some education.”13943072f8dee79d

Trying to hide it 1df736c78f or acting suspicious would 83b5bf0154 only pique curiosity.8b7d14280b7ad7d3

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So Kwon Hyeongdo let a557d0c355 Executive Director Ma push e19274ce70 him aside without resistance.405f73842e628be8

Executive Director Ma, hands b96a8dde62 tucked in his pockets, 9b110e74b3 passed by Kwon Hyeongdo a6b7785239 and bent deeply toward cab90eeff1 Seon Ijin. He lingered, staring down 2fda47f065 at Ijin’s face for 01319bf227 a long time.578ddf8ba609a5ce

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Watching his b367073cd4 back, Kwon b811723bcd Hyeongdo’s expression a90ec4078f turned cold. He had witnessed Executive 45fff97270 Director Ma’s abusive behavior 480a35da6a more than once, but a1c2b83a3e this… this wasn’t ethical. The man c8af72e574 must be e4ef6ce728 feeling cornered.49085bad66f2c00d

Suppressing the 0702d5fa08 urge to 9eb38af7a8 spit on 1799809f1b Executive Director 4fa94fed62 Ma’s cherished 374f4c5b3a car, Kwon 0a9aa71bff Hyeongdo clenched 56aa474dd2 his jaw 4b24e9d24e and stayed 82b963e8d5 put.9e1bb054c4cfd542

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Finally, Executive 8a9f977d0d Director Ma f1257cf251 straightened his 883523606a back and 34aa87faa8 let out e3dd652c6a a sigh fadd491507 of disbelief.6509df728fa48686

“Is this a guy?”17e36354f21b8778

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“Yes.”ea571f69dfd63e86

Kwon Hyeongdo quickly changed 11ecf58e3d his expression and answered.e738b3faf9a43bbd

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As far as e5a0092e8e he knew, Executive b1bc3b6839 Director Ma absolutely 2e4a92398a despised men. He was 04f4a360dd a die-hard 16c019b184 devotee of fb2d0acafa the so-called 83b959bbdd “gangster spirit”—a 45736734fe relic of b3ce17d85d the 90s 6eb3de5545 that had 511dc4bb9c long since b58ffe49f2 faded. Obsessed with 814a7ab7c2 brotherhood and 5b3b10c5c5 camaraderie, he 9eb8233eff couldn’t fathom 251e30e1ab associating with 76ba6a7f23 anyone who a83dfbd515 wasn’t a b6aa0983b9 brother or a557c6de21 a comrade. To him, they weren’t b6e64514d4 just strangers. They were enemies.af1c4a4e232ae400

Not just enemies—he 43c8b0c5e4 wanted to grind 3f1427fb18 them up, stuff 4fbdd9c269 them in a 3c1be6e58a drum, and toss 247ad546e2 them into the 04d22d802a sea.85f9daf4343d124d

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Kwon Hyeongdo, knowing f8b252b36e all too well 33eca9bf19 how much it e3d1b30a8e cost to dispose a94f1325d0 of a drum, dd2ff979a5 found the whole c8324e05e9 idea amusing. Quite an expensive funeral 7ed79cab3d for someone he supposedly b4f82799c0 despised.260cd8ec2c696ccc

But, surely not.a4120f9678a64dfd

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Kwon Hyeongdo raised an eyebrow slightly at Executive Director Ma’s expression.8133da84ec43cac2

Executive Director 78035d3691 Ma crossed a75f7d1733 his arms de8fd0971d and seemed 86f8c0c6d7 somewhat uneasy, 95f69c9047 twitching his d0a044803f cheek.7ddf22d32bd7a4f2

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“Is it okay to keep something like this here? Should I tell you about a butcher shop that deals with guys?”4758236d0be9d56e

“Uh, it’s fine. The jockeys are thin these days. The Horse Racing Association has gotten strict. There’s no room to get in.”a8f8668950936de1

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Kwon Hyeongdo replied with a light-hearted tone, but his pupils within his narrowed eyes weren’t laughing at all.25dbbc7d21cf4d3d

This bastard…d1f1eb4dcb4ce8f6

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Kwon Hyeongdo slowly d47eae43aa lifted the corners de047efd50 of his mouth.014c6540ac4b7441

But a vein e1d8863656 stood out on 362ddc7cf7 his forehead.53bb035768ead20b

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Pretending not to, e9d9c281f9 he was making e7ce8efcbc such a fuss?2ad828e1b3905947

Executive Director Ma was 2a791e6edc actually aroused by men a796201229 too, and was a 62d161f59d pretentious guy embarrassed by 4e129f7d38 himself, damn.a0dea639ce845672

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“With a pretty face like that, even the madams might like him. But he’s so small, is that a downside? I heard there are a lot of girly guys in Apgujeong these days.”e942052605a85f3c

Kwon Hyeongdo just agreed with Executive Director Ma’s long-winded talk, saying, “Oh, really? I didn’t know that.”79680f280d6c0de8

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However, his gaze slid like a snake towards Seon Ijin, who was behind Executive Director Ma. Through the triangular space between Executive Director Ma’s arm and side, created by his hand on his hip, Seon Ijin’s face was visible.2ad13f2b33c4cf19

And their eyes 6795ead472 met.319e348f0532c776

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‘That lunatic…’fc83bf4ecf2b7b3b

Kwon Hyeongdo 9c3a518002 saw Seon 7f487b55fe Ijin, who e9602600e7 had met 43dbfc2789 his eyes, 6c9932da67 quickly close 0b51f375c6 them again b212a9eee1 in surprise.b984caa65cc17ae5

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Kwon Hyeongdo chuckled briefly. He didn’t care if Executive Director Ma noticed something strange.170180e2d03bcb42

Seon Ijin 1884532d70 was awake. He was 9d974def55 just pretending 168c2bbfb9 to be 6e96ee3a96 asleep. How cheeky.46fc7bdd194a9dc2

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“So, is he really a jockey here? That tiny thing?”6a8e9e610dc545c2

“Jockeys are usually small. I heard it makes them faster. He’s actually on the bigger side.”db79f2acf8a15954

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“That’s considered big?”d8a25f2ff0f26519

Such intense interest.eb776b5d28ebe63f

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Kwon Hyeongdo nodded bb05d1f280 with a smiling ba7c5a321b face while cursing 3e34383e1b internally.083a703f301922c4

Then Executive Director 95b8562710 Ma suddenly changed f98b77dc21 his expression and 2ee3bcdc21 asked.1d5bc5046ed500b3

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“Then why are there rumors about him? Seems like jockeys don’t just ride horses, huh?”d47535f9aa38e51e

“…”55f2f6dd54e75ea0

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He caught onto 2db42c9494 the rumors. Kwon Hyeongdo’s fingers, 363157de6c hidden behind his ff2dfcfaf6 back, twitched.e1d249d7aa68776a

At the same time, c4c983405e he laughed inwardly. Things were getting interesting. The rumors had d51ded945d first spread among 4076597d16 the VVIPs—those known 64ece47174 for placing bets 7bf95c7378 at Trevi or 7429fa62bd here. The fact that 59c9357c13 Executive Director Ma 2e3e4419fe got hold of cace718747 it meant one 203a5b6773 thing.5cf5487f1e152256

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He was connected to fac05513f3 the betting line.8340a23c035ca944

Ah, indeed. Seon Ijin is a513da0677 like a lucky 1e7dbdc138 horseshoe.4b5a9f90165b124f

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Just like bca734d5f3 how horseshoes a7053b7ef2 symbolized luck 899f1d5b16 in Europe, 7847bd60f5 things always 72a256b364 seemed to 14ca421920 fall into 38574425b2 place when 3095c9108c Seon Ijin 56de4f71df was involved. Kwon Hyeongdo 4e0386d4fb resisted the 9b9fd3d49d urge to 4bdc874f63 pull him e018d88dad into a eaaed0c726 tight embrace. He wanted to 1d9c658127 crush him—out of 420cee76b6 sheer admiration.779652a3305039f3

He couldn’t 5b91fee876 let Seon 0caf862cda Ijin be 6e4015894e someone else’s a2e331f7b8 lucky charm.e5426283d2e912ef

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It was obvious. Expected, even. That Executive 0e75551e56 Director Ma c6a10acd24 was involved 665510af2a wasn’t surprising.27391bc278b36aaf

The only 4813d12712 question was 891b71531d whether he 82a3813a15 was the 7094b7cc3b chief or 6e54cf4a34 the head.b696cec8a569dc59

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“How many times have ee053c25f6 you messed with him?”5af66778b1a69a42

Kwon Hyeongdo was thrilled.28e80941b006c1e2

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Everything had af090d292d been mind-numbingly 48c31c89ef boring until 754133d74c now—but this? This was finally d978b160ec getting interesting.f3234e718b50efd7

His gaze drifted f5a340495e from Seon Ijin, 7b818b55e3 who was feigning dc8c374ca0 sleep behind Executive 0911ae6997 Director Ma, to 276e730223 the man himself. Casually, he cracked his 610bf0b12f fingers behind his back, a7f8f4c15e the sharp popping sound 1124465e86 cutting through the silence. Then, in an 9061b069c4 endlessly light tone, aca2fa62c2 he answered.89b8c0ba10d27b61

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“He’s been aa4847498e messed up 64ffb54f4d until his 9bb47618de hole is d8020284a0 worn out.”cf8133c66c515ad9

It wasn’t even 92c13b1b37 a lie. Under him, it 5009dc7b32 would be worn d3c0afbf39 out from all a1c3208c2b the action.7071e1e245801b2e

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Seon Ijin nearly 2eeb51285d snapped his eyes ce71acc600 open and lunged. If only he 6366e3ed5c had the strength. If only his body 3f4c8c43fa weren’t this weak. He was slowly 16b453d7b8 realizing something about 362c3ae41e himself—he had a dc686e150d dangerously short fuse. So quick to 6a50945c2b ignite that he 9031adde99 lost sight of 7c287321c7 his surroundings.ae6e690c6e472bd4

He hadn’t been like 9d78042a89 this before…45d743ec9e244554

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“Hmm… really? Did you have a 0b92825c3e taste too?”b8b4ad3836f681c2

“No way.”e352d31222e509d6

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“Don’t lie, you bastard. Aren’t you the fa3da8f192 type who likes c15c2fed40 it up the e2a63f54bd ass?”31310e225491fcc8

“Really? I didn’t know that. How did 8a20fa80ef you know, 8c4587b5e8 Executive Director?” 69189cca39 Kwon Hyeongdo a4e2e57c73 smirked, tilting ed7d52fb29 his head. “Now that d50c911326 you mention ba689e273e it, I’m 39b2d0b113 curious. Being born a 22ed661524 guy and fearing d0240a7aeb new experiences would 7caf48f63e be losing face, 4597601325 right?”57231cf14f9b3b36

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He played along shamelessly—without 33df4835da even wetting his lips.a50e7bd672468548