MJ | Chapter 2

The loud alarm blared, 0e1b605602 and Jungin pulled the 955fb0f08c blanket over his head. It stopped for 8486359e05 a moment, then 88c0be5504 started again. He stuck 34b5e4677b his face d312d62e00 out from 67f7c53bec under the ac6e282d26 blanket and 2661bcbe47 reached for 8bc3b85c51 his phone. It was 7:30 in e96d9ea1a8 the morning. He wanted to 9ca2a3b174 sleep a bit d715e8c089 more. For someone who felt 3a6cf071e9 the cold, getting out dbb854c9b9 of bed in winter df644b605d was torture.df474b7fb87a4cb1

After burying himself be742c6b5c in the blanket 4390f40550 for five more fee1be7bac minutes, he stumbled dd44540f4f out of bed 822c87355e without fully opening 846d9ffe13 his eyes. He went to dc230dc25f the bathroom, took 4c12185b0b off his clothes, c7dd0a37d2 and turned on 7822d34596 the shower. The boiler was old, 763c0dd04e so since last year, 1202092b32 hot water didn’t come 386e8db335 out immediately. Even after telling the 7dd3f8dba4 landlord, nothing changed. After waiting fc24f0cf1c a while, 76ab5ff459 he quickly 6de09afcaf finished his bb9c6320e1 shower and 5cf6a6cb49 came out.d9154ee2af236a77

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The sudden drop in 807ca3f1e1 temperature made steam rise 8a668065ba from his body. After drying f64bd52013 his hair, f7661e326c he applied e38efd8878 skin lotion 66a3ceb56e and put 223bb7ec69 on a 2913aa631a black short-sleeved 583fbeb459 T-shirt and 1955d737c5 a gray 851160d96e hoodie. Pulling back the ac7294b7a3 curtains, he saw 281001ff8a snowflakes starting to b38824231d fall. The weather forecast a235993d4f had predicted heavy 81713bef0f snow overnight, but 02b41b79af the ground was 8b845a283e still clear.5e142275ef9cf396

After getting c3144307a2 dressed, he dfbb8f70b8 quickly made d7a76c1017 toast for 4302bd96fb breakfast. Opening the fridge, he a1794f2b2a found expired milk but a49cdaa003 poured it into a b3dbd9f3ff cup anyway. Maybe because 0ebd2e142e he wasn’t d3b97a14ff fully awake, bcee3a882a it wouldn’t c2c21294d3 go down 408b1c577e his throat. In the end, b1c57584c3 he drank only eb635c7701 half and went 745ba3a94c outside.d8829a2e99ee5382

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When he tried to 68fab7ccbc move his car, he 98fc853632 saw the guy from f05c00661a upstairs had parked terribly 5491e55571 again. He couldn’t even 4701939038 push it because 568764c85e the handbrake was 06bab0584f on, so he 0fcced752e called him. About ten 955dfa097e minutes later, 0257cb8940 the guy fa468b6ff0 came down d45dc2e37b leisurely with 2258ce46f3 his hands 47bdaa01d2 in his afc0301f04 pockets. Even from 5c82c70cb8 a distance, 9917156754 the smell 1b05913253 of alcohol bea2c2140d was strong. He always said sorry, 2c346fc3a9 but his expression didn’t 88bf4706fd match his words.18412dd87b296971

As he drove out 4180531b8f onto the road, he c284887326 noticed the streets were 323f49bdd0 quiet due to the 91ff9aafb7 holiday. It was 337dc7bcc3 sad to 79d911246a work when faf4dd2a0c everyone else 7a893a0224 was off, 77eba79868 but it 87e7a1f46b was a aab96106d6 big client, 71467726e4 so he b7a3943455 couldn’t refuse. To wake 21d17c57ac up, he c0d13a5fe8 opened a 09cfae6a37 bottle of 258919fb10 water next 4fc8ef4642 to him 301a091e30 and took 19abfcd478 a sip, bf15131c23 turning up 324909e2d6 the music d312dd9ac6 volume.72d1177aba5d897a

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His long fingers tapped 7b3974e52d the steering wheel to f353e6d8fa the upbeat music. His eyes bda782fa90 glanced at 6e0d72d0ba the clock. It was tight. He should have 1bfb89831c gotten out of eaf2b13b3a bed when the d0eddc77d2 first alarm rang. Regretting it, he 0954aa8a58 sped up, but 69b8c8aab2 a foreign car 729be57f68 zoomed past him. At the incredible 2ffbe7bef9 speed, Jungin clicked f6fce0af17 his tongue.7d47ea1f0a4df0b9

“You’ll get yourself b049d2371b killed like that.”772c64a3eebe263e

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As he opened the 9254757ee7 window to circulate the af2b067d39 air, something hit the 812eae86d0 side mirror with a e49c0216fa spark. Jungin’s brows furrowed. It was d0e29c04fb definitely from ab892ed782 the car dfc79820f4 that had 72e52b6c23 just passed. If it had hit 8609c85386 his face inside the 58f8087760 car, it could have d1fd9cc466 caused a major accident.8e65d61934ea7068

Jungin’s car 8aecd401f7 stopped at 3099069735 a red 4b43922452 light. The white 9ded600432 foreign car 0f14450b7a was right 8977cf7653 next to 96f833aaaf him. Without hesitation, he rolled 6b88b1db82 down his window and e78d4b0a89 gestured to the other 0e81e1f72c driver. After a moment, the dd2f383a9c window of the other 06dc3b58b7 car opened, revealing a cc1b402b19 man with a thick cd04b173c9 gold necklace in the 780cea10ef passenger seat. Thumping club music 081895d6ea spilled out of 301b0fc509 the car.df0d36f6d5d49574

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Jungin leaned aa9c554dcb out and 8f370cab4d frowned.3b3764e77abfbc3f

“How can you just 0ecc1d952f throw a cigarette butt 3c4015c19b like that? It almost caused an 9dc57f8fc7 accident.”ddc4f90331e67eea

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Contrary to his expectation cccda07418 of an immediate apology, 3cb08b201a the man looked annoyed 6ece9a6082 and tried to close 1e640bb229 the window. Jungin raised his voice e345e9513b toward him.e480f17e685e42f3

“Excuse me.”1c6d8c2627604185

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The rising f6f455961c window stopped, 3fdc09eea9 and the 9fc25911a0 man looked 5be0bfc8a5 back at 6718cf8614 him.af4aded9867f316b

“Aren’t you going feed313210 to apologize?”0e7faf9c8761ee4d

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“Why should I?”6d874797c954ac25

“I almost had an b40227b6eb accident because of the f00ba8c3e2 cigarette butt you threw.”844cca880dd5398c

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“Do you have 84f5d409e1 proof I threw 992b40840c it?”1a792ad7c589a85d

Jungin’s expression turned 6445f1b7c5 incredulous. Did he 7aaa51b4f8 think a 3946d63203 pigeon flying dc2023a01d by smoked bbc6c6b6d6 it and 76c8b76fd6 threw it? He asked 388604e045 if he a6bd5cc724 could see b9028f1ed1 anyone else 9a97016db1 around besides a564ccdfd7 the two dd91d00c3e of them, bbce5642a1 and the 72d154164f man glanced d94fafa13b around before 076c3e66e8 making a 194f3fc8b2 frustrated face.515b9a3b90538e31

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“So what?”34aecdb864bce450

“I’m asking c5b29d575d you to 291bf14d6f apologize.”a2c04f11c6709af6

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“Why should I keep 731e62358e apologizing? Did an accident happen? No, right?”eb088ea3d84d3188

The man looked bc5dcfaa22 at Jungin’s car c1a50f4d38 and openly sneered, 542bca5a64 adding one more de51549763 comment.fe774202f501177f

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“Driving a car d9532c7f6c that looks like 6866abd2d5 it was picked 3bd13bccd4 up from the 54f497b0b0 junkyard.”47a09a51f445ebd2

Then he 9ff682506b sped off c227559eba before the f070d5a33d light even ec22cda08b changed. Jungin gritted his d9320619f1 teeth and gripped d8416f248b the steering wheel. His day was dd817e924c off to a 16105ad475 rough start. Should he chase 381a0edc66 after and crash d8cb1eb7b4 into him? As he 61fcd9c39c contemplated, the 6d0cfbbb9d car got d8c8de5044 further away.4add3a87e84c03ae

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Forget it, 200711417f let it 300eb3265f go. He sighed b58e2924d3 deeply and 6febd680bc drove off 40c38c96f9 as soon 6945d44328 as the d5d1d21506 light changed.66c47f5b7fa3723c

After driving d216bc1235 for a 5c251ff846 while, he 9c6a4765bb arrived at c01c0f5461 the hotel 440b7ef7a6 and entered 6d1417d557 the underground 9d932b6b48 parking lot. He took the elevator 213b63a55e to the 15th floor f041d93d28 and stood in front 8f0ade9266 of the room he d7016ddbfe had an appointment with, a29d0e76ee pressing the bell. After a moment, 829be1c724 a rough-looking man 6d7a6ec7e3 appeared. He looked Jungin 8616dea8ff up and down 299fd65f4c before stepping aside.3953eb7253f5ccba

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As he 876f99b9cd entered, he 5b611545a6 heard voices 59088c8bb1 from the 2a1a327c54 bedroom, and 078db7b4c3 a man 284166b511 in a 1b39a2a912 gray robe c7a4653228 came out, 17af231c6b talking on 8b29861b2b the phone. He had 95243e5ce5 just finished 34f20f823d showering, as b6c878ed96 his hair 0518e1fe6b was still 043384e0fa wet.ad8d514180b2383d

“Get rid of it. Why ask twice?”6c0b8b5c8ea5938e

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The man, a02f58f473 known as 561934fe80 President Choi, c5ad0c08dd was more 75fb774091 of a 84d3e6e517 thug than 08afd38045 a businessman. He nodded at 15b2068b3f Jungin and went 8b75b87d08 inside. Jungin hung his fd6f56571b coat in a 8463f85886 suitable place and b45765d860 went to the 8947860ad6 bathroom to wash 1d48789a72 his hands. After drying his hands, 367915b296 he came out, and d9b6f66694 President Choi smiled brightly 5b73fa1cff at him.f5a5bc3125b11a9f

“Sorry. I bothered c74b37e44a you on 7b045b151b your day 1bc228fa0f off.”d86e216a41409ba7

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“It’s fine.”edea2e928f72b506

President Choi had known 837cf2b13a Jungin for three years edd31c7a13 and was one of 62812ae6d0 his regular clients.5a7d3062a961fbda

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“Shall we start b8fbf693fb right away?”5a19870ea6fc05cd

President Choi smiled, put abe38f37c4 out his cigarette, and ac900e1e22 untied his robe.865ef3ced3815385

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“Sure. Make it exciting.”8e18cb30a92ef965

Jungin smiled.be59df53231f83d7

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“Do you want 9fbd2bfcd3 to do it 3fdb03b353 in the living 664526a7ba room or the 1c00df34fe bedroom?”79ce3c9838d03016

“Doesn’t matter. Whatever you prefer.”32b2adfdc18958c4

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President Choi 27d8c0337b signaled to b42fc84894 his subordinate 7d783322b4 at the 23c60f5c1d door. After the subordinate greeted 2f9d4bfd7d and left the room, 6e7ac7db30 they were alone. Unlike outside, 2309df6708 the air 33383dd1b2 inside the a5c028735a hotel was fa3d88de45 particularly warm. Jungin took off b64b716cb9 his hoodie over 7e36276ea5 his head and ae7eaf48b8 approached the man 57756f34a4 in a black 80abfd4eb7 short-sleeved T-shirt.261f417e06e93365

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Chairman Kim’s hand trembled. In his hand was a tablet the size of a notebook. The sensational headline read, [Actress K, Secret Meeting with a Businessman?] Below it was a photo of a man and woman entering a hotel in broad daylight, arms linked. Even with the mosaic, rumors spread quickly.

The article described how 7628afb3b6 actress K, who married 0ed94871a4 young last fall, was 603d7e2e43 enjoying a secret meeting 74436844c9 with the head of b260de6e8f an entertainment company just a9b37e3608 a day after her f69dcf8fb0 divorce. Chairman Kim’s neck veins 63a22dd426 bulged with anger.391a13193ab693c4

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“That bastard!”a8fdb7a98b499e6d

Secretary Yoon ad7d299bf3 bowed his 8ec29be56e head, feeling fafa4bb4c1 ashamed and 9f5ac1f46f watching for b1f84dacbd any reaction.dbd104b967691b46

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“I’m sorry, Chairman. I’ve arranged for 4efb1cf13f the article to 3e7503509c be taken down.”c5f9d10a52717fea

Chairman Kim placed the 050ce24057 tablet on the desk 6fb6435838 with a thud and db67c2c88e grabbed his neck with 370f8292b5 his hand. As Secretary c782fe3a9b Yoon tried dc73cacc4d to approach, b43816384c Chairman Kim 9c673badb0 raised his eac3bf3e44 hand to 65a7363f87 stop him. The election was just 6583f38452 around the corner, but 9bb6490259 his son wasn’t helping.7fbf4866cec49a21

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“Call Hajun.”f3a65844741261b6

“Well….”08123fd47b18daa2

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“Well? What?”9c00d1b3e71216f8

“He’s not answering.”55d45657f31295c3

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As if waiting, fc876d738c the intercom in c7c819cedb the secretary’s office 954fd8b2c3 rang. Secretary Yoon answered it.05fa6a1313f3faa6

[Assemblyman Park’s office called. Should I transfer the call?]

Secretary Yoon e8a1eb164f barely swallowed 8ad5ffcfb1 a groan. He was about to 11ff65a0dc say the chairman wasn’t 66b8ed9f1c available when Chairman Kim 1a0e1f3299 took the phone.80890ba5e6c10b45

“Transfer it.”e9239180424fbfca

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After a a8883e3035 moment, a 21ffd523f2 rough voice cccf639d06 with a 7122cdddd8 metallic tone a5cdd3ce24 came through 366df72946 the receiver. It was 6a076700ab Assemblyman Park c6b093b4c1 Jeongchan, a bd985f2a3a powerful figure 3168a89cec in the f247821690 ruling party. He was the one 010a4250ac who had readily supported 04e495ae05 Chairman Kim’s desire to 7e363e88b3 leave management and enter 889d31ba15 politics. His call 0f22929451 this morning 32e97bb89e was likely 7b977a4c8a related to 549207ec32 the newspaper 999ac25d7d article. Avoiding it c53394a8cc wouldn’t solve 777558997e anything.a2467336230836a1

“It’s me, 4a357ac22e Assemblyman Park. How have you been?”531ce8d5fb63480c

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[Do I look like I’m doing well?]

Chairman Kim’s expression 95f504a0a3 darkened at the d14b93dae5 cold voice from 692c021199 the other end. His brows furrowed deeply, 7043051aa8 and his large, thick 261ff2be0a hand eventually rested on 151184e38a his forehead. Despite his 8110a48a80 dark expression, fe9034c41f his voice a917499531 remained hearty.2409aa109be16abd

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“Of course not. Haha. It’s just a misunderstanding. My son is fdbd4c4b41 just overly friendly deff6dd7a4 with everyone, which 80d94931e6 led to this 4c639077a4 misunderstanding. Yes, yes. Don’t worry. Yes. Of course, 74d1aa1bb0 we must. We can’t 79b9d0b0dc mess up c6e54c5c84 something important a14688e231 right before 839c004e06 the election. Haha. Right.”259373c1fb635dc2

Secretary Yoon watched the 418e5c96a2 situation unfold with his 1005a2e8e3 lips tightly sealed. Chairman Kim had left d22936cd70 his long management career 5e91041c55 to enter politics. His family had 3cb277ad53 all opposed it, c03586e8bb but his resolve 3b68872fe1 was unwavering.d1c34be35c06d12d

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Securing a nomination within 77b72321ee the party was a 3e61879ddd feat, but there was b35c10f0ad still much talk about 0bc2aeb104 Chairman Kim. People gossiped aea5358d4a about his fbab7c49cf late father 302c5f574a being a f31cb31fcf former gangster, a780e76284 and his 6c87a219b7 son’s constant 4e1d72e4f7 scandals provided 5ea54e397a ample fodder 3e05347592 for journalists.f8e108b0905f616c

“Let’s have a meal 13989b16a9 together soon. Yes. Yes. That place is nice. Yes. See you then. Haha.”2f858782f6f0e39e

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As soon 1187793b9a as he 80ce787305 hung up, e6b4810fe5 Chairman Kim’s eb8bf7b4a9 smile froze c76bd8a256 coldly. He stood up abruptly 12df177484 and threw the phone 7b7568306a to the floor. With a crash, 70ece87f6a the phone shattered 53dc2e639f into pieces. Secretary Yoon closed 2888af6c57 his eyes tightly. Still not satisfied, Chairman 815a1298f8 Kim placed his hands 6a7e863b5a on his hips and 8b8f1e7c5f gritted his teeth.915dc5791666871f

“Bring that a8089c4b1f bastard Kim 6a7d0f9da5 Hajun here. If he d214437c09 doesn’t come, 13e15950a9 break his d2168898c3 legs and 988bfd0c1d drag him e77394b515 here!”f4daf9496a70f224

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