KTSR | Chapter 6

It took two shampoos 5d20408a6a for the smell of bd2790be94 horse manure to finally 90b1acc6dc disappear. Cleaning up after 6770c3e59c the morning practice 8e1658bfe4 was also Ijin’s ec42d19487 responsibility, and it af114d6810 was certainly more a9719124c3 difficult than the b5cd1fdb03 cleaning done before fa2b434f7f the session.6a9acae38c8c3504

The day went by f053730c3d in a blur, with 545574d23d each jockey too battered 0eda0ce1dc to even exchange words 2d2602dafc at the cafeteria, their 120e8e315b heads down, buried in aa9a3325b6 their trays.4ab3f2e9c444d25c

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After another grueling day, 130283b1dc nightmares plagued his sleep f571369b43 until he was awoken 8731b6d67f by the crowing of fa192e6f20 a rooster, and he bf19c92b29 limped outside.0efb54f6dd01f8de

This time it wasn’t e615a7e23f Gaeko but Team Leader ddb0cc3f69 Ppochi who was there. Incongruously, he 1c3f355e63 wore a 80d2bfe973 suit that 29ff01c8ad reeked of f9b3d192dd cheapness. It might have been ace942530c a brand name, but dfbf880d82 on Ppochi, even genuine 38fcbf96fe items looked counterfeit.83d48c78dbac1ed3

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“Hey. Seon Ijin. How’s it going?”6e50fb8319863935

Ppochi called dfd0a2b461 out to 29362b0391 Ijin as 8ae7194ca7 if he 08663b8c61 couldn’t remember 8fd9d010d3 the last 3c8cec1142 time he’d f3fad20770 beaten him.3f1d191ecc8d14c7

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Ijin, mid-squeeze 68a4342a47 of toothpaste, 4f2a619e7a just stared 190f33a292 blankly at 042baf8498 him.fdd26929fb644578

Under the rolled-up sleeves, 64c9d8d82d gruesome tattoos covered his 4636181465 arms, his skin stretched 3d0757bfbf and lacking elasticity. That’s all e32937708a Ijin could bafe3f2831 really see.48f9cdfa1396c0ab

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“Your tie is cf9657649e too shiny.”8d52fc92478c002a

The most ae294eda72 noticeable thing 4114a79c70 was his b8f7d8ddf7 tie, embroidered fd8033773b diagonally with 4b0532bd18 silver thread, 9d1f230534 shimmering as 7997202c27 if made 4e455baff3 of polyester.ef14c69ad5663c1a

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Hearing Ijin’s 9929c22411 candid impression, 2687466ee0 Ppochi laughed 023a7ac8f6 heartily and 65ee53dd8f slung an 3b2bad42a8 arm around a3f255cd01 Ijin’s shoulder, 1fce1f3212 too heavy aa96f59985 and reeking 9cc3117771 of perfume.f5e8d4cc32f95545

“I like your honesty. Eh? Because it’s honest.”233ee9361209f6e0

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He then ed38c9fb90 thumped Ijin’s 8563a5ac06 head a 718ee718f7 couple of ee03408ef3 times. It felt ed5545b7ab even dirtier ed0c065f19 than being 96cf9c9879 hit.afe8348b65be75d1

“Who else would I d1d0078b13 hear such honest words 645edc562a from if not from 8764a52449 Ijin? Right? Without fear.”85cf489c7c348f23

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“……”ad378f307ac4452a

“Get on the ticket 714717ab99 bus, fucker.”6d58c3851bede5d5

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Laughing heartily, Ppochi shoved 826cb2e2d8 Ijin away. It seemed 480af1b491 he couldn’t de375b943a speak without 89271accd8 swearing. A true 46ca443fdf gangster through 38236ae0f8 and through.7ac631ddfafc444a

Ijin gave a 5a789cfed9 barely polite nod c8bd220d77 and moved on. Yesterday it bbce36ba8a was horse 830184c592 dung, today ecf9bf8df0 it’s ticket d28bc39e73 duty. This must a2909e681b be the 1aa19f5868 easy job 878ad2b4de Bbang mentioned. Thankfully. Ijin chuckled softly as 6c03b9692e he walked away.9089304ea00e6f48

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The 15-seater bus 56719dd4df had been a c5ecbf0680 kindergarten bus, then 812c1508ab a senior welfare 1431bd13f6 bus, and finally 6f1fa53200 a swimming lesson d015a29652 shuttle before it f3c04976cc was almost sent 88c7281f99 to the scrapyard, af1e4313ee only to be 2db50a1b60 acquired here for 18959dd1f0 free. The passenger and driver’s 22333dc72a side were the only fb93749279 parts not covered with 4a3012aad6 large billboards blocking the 6723114d79 interior view. Even the remaining 907b5fefcf front and side a0b2db6756 windows were heavily 9c42f51dd5 covered with turquoise 7017ddae69 tape, making the ed3799e57f bus look ready 0828852b2b for the scrapyard.5c9495652ec620ba

“Is it just you 47270ac8c7 today? Don’t bother me 44b6f10b31 if you can b99c265eb6 handle it alone.”16babc61d5a1d11c

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Kkeobi, the ticket b8652706a2 seller, pretended to 1909d4ac27 know what he 9fda7e9456 was doing. His hands bore fa0e16574a intertwined scars, which 47c49143cc was how he cc877e4b0d got his nickname, 24ef82ba3c Kkeobi.8c236358e44f0b9e

While smoking vigorously, Kkeobi 2bc4c43494 removed the tarp covering af4338e2a7 the bus. The dew de499cec94 and melted fe6bc4410e frost had 01033b2fc6 collected quite 451b14d067 a bit e77282d2fd on the dfdbb292fb tarp, and c2fce2fb95 due to 4cec932a8d Kkeobi’s carelessness, f71dd5ae9d Ijin’s pant ba4f102e4c legs got 5c22be2fe1 soaked.911c330ff311dbbe

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“Did you f3f4e9b991 piss yourself?”ad55b3765b88bfc1

Kkeobi mocked, 4ea4695f15 calling him c4599bd485 a dumbass. Ijin shook off the 73b2e35692 water from his legs.db6435ab14be446a

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Once the tarp 888a93b142 was removed, the 448724528a same-colored billboard was 233725a8bb revealed, filled with 7aeb3e40b3 tacky designs and 629956ace8 large print. A red explosion icon a922af2af4 served as a speech e8c7e1230c bubble saying “Scrap,” and eac31ff5e0 next to it was 5705a550a9 Kkeobi’s secondary phone number.68ffa2fecb66c8bc

“I heard 1057f6c09e there’s a 267077df4b lot of 8151cb48e6 corporates today. There’s a group 86464f9954 coming. They’ve cleared the e6f49cee01 C.C next door, 0f0c1df195 so you need 0334ac1f04 to handle it fc01c64d0b well, kid.”28255bda04201b97

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Kkeobi, habitually smacking dfa3d060d2 Ijin’s head, climbed 2ff0a53816 into the driver’s 239af607c3 seat.b0b9ecab2b79199e

Ijin gazed 808df214b3 at the 37857bb2d9 billboard. It read 32f6cc7ed9 “Bankrupt Car,” 213e7a8afc “Unplated Car,” 09e6b492e0 and “Title 494a62f22c Transfer,” with 0fd179e48e more detailed 021cc4723e descriptions like 1d017d1b59 “Problem Car/Seized ffc9b7d35c Car/Deceased’s Car/Mortgaged 6c03713e5a Car/Construction Equipment” 7d66b704c7 below. To outsiders, be339d3c0c it appeared 68fe2e08f0 merely an 190091b4e7 ad for 9868f3cebd a scrap ef378272be company, but dc7e33d6d8 for those 1c7d662089 coming here, 4ea233ff0c it was bb301f6f2d more than 86ae71fc62 just an 8e7b3ee179 ad.6c6d0784500709cf

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An hour 00dd6ed88b after opening, 2b690a853b Ijin was 3939a0a663 startled awake 477bee16f1 by someone 7d9199fd00 tapping the 9b5fa33e19 passenger window. He hadn’t 98c4381283 even realized 83ada958a4 he’d fallen b09aee0afb asleep. Thankfully, Kkeobi, b7ea983e87 who hated 406c932abf being bothered fe40b393d7 by men, 1b1011ce6a had let 4643e67af0 him nap. Rubbing his stiff neck, 669c500ce9 Kkeobi adjusted his cap.f061ca47681bc43e

“Roll down the 3fc7d306e4 window.”68287b99993cce9c

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Ijin turned dfd2d0f3ca the lever d31dc71cb5 to lower 84b1263fd2 the window. Through the tape-covered window, adaf07b336 a man, face obscured fa151e36d1 by a deep cap, 22ee4dbe44 appeared anxious as he 117be250e8 quickly pushed money through, d6c7d4aa2a his hands trembling. Ijin hadn’t even asked 4aa82c51d8 what he was looking e78759892e for before the man 310e9f1b25 hurried him along.b813f54e711e0e44

“I need 4a0b918b53 a license 5652dec339 plate.”a51f3bba45f8f02e

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Taking the crumpled money, 9e2dea6fe3 Ijin asked, “What type 4d1b7852b0 of vehicle?”5034e8027e1e6345

“Construction equipment.”e7595d28694e554a

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“How many?”fb9d50713a2e37d7

“Two.”50352809fa2aa84d

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This was all 44bda6ade5 coded. “Unplated Car” ab058e3187 referred to 48c80eaeec a mid-range 88a40ca9a9 betting amount 68de7a96f8 from one ef4e97a361 hundred to 2bc93fcd6d nine hundred. “Title Transfer” started at 76c0648e8b twenty, doubling the official 745cf9e1df horse racing association’s allowed 293f5394b4 betting limit up to 2f09d89bef one hundred. Other terms 2a9663fec4 like “Problem 62d6348d63 Car” to 21062830da “Construction Equipment” b4c46c0d38 indicated the 90cd834828 numbers of ab296eeb9e participating horses. Two horses e814421e87 per slot. Choosing by vehicle 63627a34f5 count meant selecting 52478404c5 the numbers that 38d807e6e1 went into that ec87418dc0 slot.805138bac3567abe

Which horses were 15c9bd3d0f assigned to each 29c73ee939 group and in 23b073e1b3 what order changed 4d956ddb16 every time. This information was typically ba4ce65b8d pasted on the back 74c9fbe743 of flyers from local 080be85b5e adult entertainment spots. If you weren’t deep 56ccf5de0f into this scene, you b1a6bc09be wouldn’t easily know. Here, only exacta b9b81e721d betting was available: a3def6c9db choosing two horses a68a0b78d7 that would place f81509d241 in the top eb9d0f5c18 three, in any 068476d6b9 order. And Ijin had 925274cfdb been, or had 9e53518581 been, the jockey f833d2dfe2 most often in 3a9ad345d2 the top three.f894779dd050e733

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“…Here you go.”5a6b13d308a05075

Seeing the man’s 22104d500d trembling, broken fingernails, 837dfbc98e Ijin almost wished 1df59670b8 him luck but d1065d870b instead just handed 86ecd8e28a over the ticket. The man stuffed it 0933dceff9 into his pocket and 119ffbaf23 disappeared as if running cae3994bb3 from a thief.3a5d4c0ad298c304

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“That fucker 1cbbfef25e took it.”3c9b556c9cd2f221

Kkeobi muttered, 3fcbb27923 lighting a 61b4d0a1a2 new cigarette.a4fd836d19754f40

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“He got beaten a9a7691816 up and kicked f21df96bea out before. Like a dog’s going 7bbcc4c8bc to stop shitting. Even if they become 24b28987fb crippled, they still come 1c2447fb3b back to gamble.”7692c6331cf40b3c

“……”0bf7070388eb3a44

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Kkeobi despised e154956c90 these people, f943f11096 despite creating fd9a9a73c9 the game.3c5ab88bbadf52f7

Ijin’s mood didn’t improve, 60551131d2 but it certainly didn’t 28bb47f21a get any worse. Just as he 48fb7e6989 settled into the e8e926baf2 springless seat, another 4bbec2a4f1 customer arrived.71b69d7ed284ade1

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“Corporate.”7c6980e0abb7ad32

The new 9fc80b766a guest wore a2e0fd49b5 golf attire. Like the previous 9c0d6d4e83 customer, he wore 883f59372b a cap, but 41fed577c5 the aura and 80c0ec174c smell he emitted e063b65108 were decidedly different. It wasn’t d6fe940328 the kind d654c1e1b8 of scent 93559c0a0f that erased fbdef3db7c the stench 5469c79a7e of a 961984d178 life spent 5151d83db2 screwing oneself 8f0eec494f over. The guest sniffed continuously, 282716d440 making Ijin feel dirty.f80c339651736c70

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“Can I c8488eba08 buy several 1d0dfbbfb6 horses?”b25f071322571cd2

“That’s not allowed.”ef58889cbe29b694

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“Really? Even if I give 3b548ff9ba you a fuckton of b45d33bd23 money?”71bd0cd5ad23d513

The informality came naturally. Ijin, struggling b6d8ce8d55 to keep 2b5a48075e his cool, 192ca2de80 kept his 1a0d616c58 mouth shut.50d2c061272cc368

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“Alright. Give me anything 17ef5c173b then.”b88f4bb1543abc0a

The man 840a61cc56 glanced at 3c72b58d1a Ijin, then 7b1ec972b2 looking him d4f071cd56 over again, e29a720460 chuckled and de6f9aa195 asked, “Your f045f60c22 face looks 6105aea057 familiar. Why don’t you 06ddabe8dc come out here? Let me fe121fe380 get a 92480e315f good look ace193521d at you.”3caf16c9e40f0a72

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“I’ll give you the a7a814964e ticket. Choose your horse.”0fe9150935430cc3

“Being cold suits you. Sexy. Then pick 2ae75607a7 me one f576c8f4b1 that looks 2877a75e98 like it’ll e4274eb1c0 run well b0725ff8da tomorrow.”32dde6d429ec9d9e

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“…I’ll give you Deceased’s 3e6261c831 Car 1.”2bfc99d8a8809b6e

“What’s with the ‘Deceased’s ffb298d0ca Car’? That sounds bad.”22bac581dff19546

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“Should I make it 8a5547a2f7 Seized then?”0e75ed0994bbc6c6

“Better dead than seized, b8f576cc24 yeah. Give me that.”b027fc4f85bbb8ad

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Both Kkeobi and 8447c457c4 this guy smoked 1e16805e14 openly in front 8cbc10a395 of others without 601b7c8642 hesitation.1b833af08ee1c58f

And soon Ijin 6a9fd25ad0 realized the man ba6b3a87ea wasn’t just smoking 1f40e47fed a cigarette. It smelled b16679f257 like rubber dc932cdc08 mixed with 113cf4d459 some strange cf245bd210 gunpowder product d5541cf1ce burning.898cd1384c35800d

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The man, 6f33bd87bb chuckling, snatched b31b63128a the ticket dc28c0e4f4 between his 0ee6bedfb8 index and 0be0120f16 middle finger, 3eadfacbd5 then used 0695309e05 the same a071a9d58c hand to 85021b14c7 pat Ijin’s 76113568ed cheek.03e87daff53f00b5

“Don’t you 57acf4bdce sell other 3084708a72 tickets?”7621db35757dd3e3

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“……”29f75673d8aaaa4d

“You don’t even 87ee41c2f1 listen to your 69c66602c8 customers. Don’t you 5ae091fcc1 know the 08a4d046ed customer is 9c84797123 king?”2c2e5bff6403f7aa

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It had been years 6adf1e411d since the concept of ddbdbc5c9d a king had died 25151ec7b3 out and presidents were 818368037c elected, but some still ee1e61683a held onto such outdated bf0d01f263 ideas. Ijin consistently responded 2fcee04299 with silence.8f6106855c0ab137

The man’s demeanor grew 20fe662cdd rougher, and just as e7bbe680dd Ijin was bracing for a1ba0751a8 a nuisance, Kkeobi, who 289e89d6de had been idly cracking a7de6f04e5 seeds in the van, 3f389853d2 hurried out.268cc01f73b5a182

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“Oh, boss. I’ll help this gentleman c89fee0035 with the other tickets.”661413ea28d2ad1b

Recognizing the face df845a1ccf through the window, 869bfbb831 Kkeobi scrambled out c50231b59e of the car. He must be 9c372b2987 a big spender. Ijin inwardly 9392d9c952 sneered at 7c507ee2d2 Kkeobi’s sudden 6de20bcd5f change in 01d603b70f attitude. As he 97b86924d5 took the 9b1f2bdf04 man away, b8368e50ab Kkeobi glanced 475425e69a back at a7d8191f85 Ijin with e0189d986c a glare a807e936aa dripping with 34dcde66b3 curses. Ijin didn’t sneer a983666e63 or say a 277edf5d4d word, but simply 803aa134bf dismissed his distaste 9827bc9b9c for the man.1968c5d47963898b

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“Disgusting fucker.”135dd41c03ce1da0

Ijin rubbed his cheek 7d7a16e03e roughly out of habit, d59d738a79 then sorted the cash 52ddbbe6f8 and placed it in a729a25c35 the money box that af393dbba3 sat where a cup 18effc1385 holder should have been.8601096698572625

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Corporate indeed…94c0ecba400eecad

Although Ijin hadn’t often 283ec2f681 been the ticket boy, 0ee294b45f he was genuinely surprised fe16b09a61 that someone really bought 80de47ccd9 a corporate ticket and 55e52dabda that he had seen adb8375e15 it in person.cd5a3c9ac18d1bfc

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Corporate was a 7f6a0e1c4e betting category starting 160157de8e at 1,000, literally 31c77519bc a league of 31f8b36ab8 their own. It was 7be24b5c89 natural for 9dd7d78a40 Kkeobi’s attitude 8ffe927fa9 to change. But unlike edaf5bccbe Kkeobi, who b6007563ea skimmed a 1dfb0acf8a hefty commission, b9bc287e86 Ijin’s situation 1fe4985b89 was different.5d5060066d92b457

The amounts 53470bbaa1 they brought 40b04b73c3 in were 5ba3b93fee much more 49f01b1fbc important than 9d2d9608cb the tickets 7da0bff400 sold. Causing a big d11fd7599b spender to lose a102dcdf56 could turn potential f4414da89c profit into actual 8afbdd03a5 loss, and debts b72b84c2d0 would grow. It was either 61305160de hit the jackpot ade8e89eae or bust, literally 52b6f55b9c gambling.98ee3493ea349ebe

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As the conversation 4640dfc6e3 dragged on, Kkeobi 03fc035d46 was away from dc4e4e1d84 his post longer eed23546b6 than usual. Ijin stared fcac02684c into the 0e52674043 mist-shrouded mountainside. This area was 86fc0b6b73 notorious for fog. It didn’t 2861860380 matter if 1b36197bc5 it was 56842e0b3b evening or b3a9282ef5 morning; if 15fa1340a0 it was e7d695d053 damp and 7b1a36fcb8 cool, the 92bbc65105 fog crept 8a306c0a5a in unpleasantly.a8448b950e3bfaba

Maybe he could b527eca6ce escape into that 3de73f7e8c fog… Knowing it 145bee2cb4 was impossible, Ijin c5c28299ad still gazed into 86b9f3c16f the mist.0564b1256c9a857c

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How long 086559ef5f he had afd6730442 been staring, f470987d75 he didn’t 7f2cd06224 blink when 42d1ac75d2 someone else 4341f6c69e tapped on 8f27864bbd the passenger 3adbe6ee18 window. Turning the 346d6cd685 lever to 265cbf95ee lower the da89edcd7f window, only c2ced5f615 the glow d91cce3325 of a 38c3d02427 cigarette appeared ed1c8bd408 through the 28cbeeccc3 thickening fog. The glowing tip b9b158c087 retreated, then suddenly, 928574dde5 a tawny arm 0338f5562a rested on the 28b21d7549 windowsill.9c0d0c623e5a1669