NTFT | Volume 2.1

There had been several 38e1259b93 brushes with death, but 011d426173 this was a first 33724b1c6c for Wi Beom. Living life without a a0e7af7ed8 care for his own 7f88dbcb82 safety, Wi Beom was 98117360de grabbed by the tail fca9c98179 of a Gumiho and 0de8025f9d thrown from the fifth 8a25a9a8f2 floor.8b2ec16978ba12e0

The chances of 18f4fea85e survival were incredibly 70b1619548 slim, and even fac24f2ac8 if he miraculously 2c2459aa2f survived the fall, 3273977910 avoiding some disability 1598fe24a4 or a comatose 9015bea013 state clingingThere had 1c7d5eb805 been several brushes 23b314db63 with death, but 496a3802f1 this was a dae05a3bb9 first for Wi dbd2559074 Beom. Living life 2bde35ead1 without a fa35176aab care for 1796668de7 his own c141c9f9d1 safety, Wi 0005c37aaf Beom was 7bb6651283 grabbed by c2ee616e8c the tail ae1d7e490b of a df44913dc8 Gumiho and 57ad5717e6 thrown from 8a35e829cb the fifth 6fffc67516 floor.4da08f1a97ab782b

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The chances of survival d2d269a1a8 were incredibly slim, and cf53cddc1f even if he miraculously 5fefad2ddd survived the fall, avoiding 458869258f some disability or a a952b92370 comatose state clinging to eeee61c173 life was practically impossible.4b22298e7a0ce911

Yet, whether c0a396c3ed it was 9b03bc1885 due to 76e32b20fd his stubborn 0b186d12c5 will to 19b6930b4e live or 908f3f66f3 his intense a26e8909ff determination, Wi beddbd3a0d Beom managed 6c3f93188d to grab f74a7284e6 onto the a8aad5e95c railing of cfaff628e4 a third-floor dd235fdb63 balcony and 1b9de0a7ae narrowly saved a9e16bdf38 his own 4ec4435051 life.017b4d024610306b

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“Shit, my shoulder popped 95a810aa06 out.”8d566d8aeaf009d3

His weight 3bb0cbfdf4 was no c0931f0244 joke, and 620791304c grabbing the 6fd5966e9d railing during 9b8e0743cb the fall c988c4780c was nothing b075af4721 short of d7c2dc47ea a miracle. The impact 766df87ef0 had been 34bc129d99 transmitted forcefully 478f0e3042 to his 7df0f0805a shoulder and d50881a25d arm, and fd5195f7fb Wi Beom 0081b4b037 was in 3bb5e156c0 excruciating pain 877cb96926 as if 591b979b92 his consciousness 62edce1f61 was about b2f3389fde to fly e083b82e63 away.796d86ddffbcb406

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Driven by a804763620 a desperate b6ae44eeee need to 330faf3d86 climb back a2c0b38fbf up, Wi 0f534684c1 Beom, using d182e75886 his injured 9a2ce68408 arm and b3faba652d the other, e70c645b4c clung to 1143edd74b the railing b3a328bcb3 and managed 6eaa3c4506 to get d41097b3d1 over to 968049f0d3 the balcony.a6406716def9a25a

“Ha, that was a 8c2bdcf70b close call.”12281f4682d27731

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He had 4578cb4ba3 barely saved f689a1d60a his life, 79c4cca29d but the e93a342593 pain was 64d8f6886a intense. It felt 1950105246 as if 7a991d70fa dozens of f8b3fb7041 awls were 0a8eccba6f relentlessly piercing b15fb09e9e and pressing 3db534d6eb down on 2a8986983c his arm, f4f1745df7 and his e65af00909 whole body a583946546 was drenched 7533a41cb9 in cold 8df908dae2 sweat. Even amidst the bf5325d4c3 agony, he thought a3de0bc062 of Mi Hong, 90324b20d0 who had escaped. He had no clue 3d05778bcc how he would catch 7b214ffd52 him again now that c8f0532a8f he had vanished.f623722a1498a040

With a grim face, 38295f2a8b he clutched his injured 85f49ba9eb right arm and opened 40ba15bad9 the door to the ad81f5fdc7 balcony.5928dcc2f0aaa898

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The room f3bfcb4ce3 wasn’t empty, 9b80e6a3b3 as there 333b62c88c were clear a52ef4c363 signs of 4a69dfa86e occupancy.73a537da99c8d062

Scattered photographs, camera lenses, 7707ed20db and cleaning tools for a4eb36e2a0 cameras were placed on a32247bc08 a table. He made sure 4b85b8395a the room’s owner 928b1c20d9 wasn’t there, then 65db0f8a15 opened the front 0e4f4d00af door and stepped b42499b71f out.69c6134f7785e1ae

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The group ee64500146 searching for b7c5808fe6 him found d357180dd2 Beomha and 9faec80ec7 hurriedly supported f870a2f964 him.23b37e13856d1e5c

“Boss! Are you okay?”b4d95ef469ed367f

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Beomha didn’t respond 33cf1ae736 and just accepted 54dfcfa157 the support. The suddenness of his 5068883416 injury had startled his 0103fa8762 subordinates, but their silence d1a7df2e51 made it difficult to eb9313ee46 discuss anything significant.3d64b1f118bc2a4c

They just supported the 74f0ad14e7 injured man, exited the da881dcedb building, and moved to 099267412e a vehicle. He had 649ebf1fbb sent most 3fd90265f3 of his 0007856a0d men elsewhere 82660fca75 when he 8f696e5e23 had dispatched b38cbde1a7 Euijong.5967e914560d1021

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It was meant to 6dff2bb14e be a private conversation 2609b914d0 with Mi Hong, but 1bb8751fb2 it had been a 7cc4b998f7 poor decision. He clenched his jaw 88c8cd1c83 in anger at his 2f3fc2accd own mistake and headed ffd5cbe371 to a nearby hospital 939cafda2c to treat his injured eb41189e3c arm.7ceb38c8ba88efbd

In the 18094d8da6 meantime, he 0f03e49774 had ordered ad23f5fd33 his men 6b9e8106f2 to comb 1a34b1ed1e through every cef812d3f7 possible place 515f5f4142 Mi Hong 6a03b517b4 might go, 7fb8a343d6 not just e8e1fcac7b his home 7fadcf3258 but also 100d77da75 to monitor 065017067f his mobile ee8cb3ef09 phone location d1f66759d7 and the 0c47e45a43 platforms he c0bf410be0 broadcasted on.f75a88ef755aa455

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He had no a0aef0baef intention of letting 0a4e101556 Mi Hong go 2e1125d984 easily. Even if it 4b108b2124 meant putting his 2a94c44e27 own life at 7ceafaf470 risk.3f36fdd1b4838118

Mi Hong wouldn’t get 0686da1a98 to spread his legs 5e7b8be6fd for anyone other than 1c95744f0c himself if he could eaeb156024 help it.50c68749baeb9e5e

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‘I’ll chase you to 2966351831 the ends of the 2c72b2f3e2 earth… Just wait. You will 65f2b57edc definitely be 2f928bcce1 mine.’b6eb571b3b845729

He was more 98d8772ec1 than ever determined aba13bf6f6 to possess Mi 243cee8156 Hong, especially since 471efc3855 he had discovered 6fc1b8fde9 his non-human nature, f621783556 and there was 8f4199775c something highly appealing dcecd272f3 about his lower 86ccc4a205 half not being 155557e264 ordinary.96caeb292d162afb

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Beomha was full of 47b1e64dd5 intense resolve for Mi 224bbf9ba0 Hong even amidst the 345eba73d2 pain. His vehicle 8f25571352 passed the dd57bc0d6a lodging where 7efeafad47 Mi Hong 0d5ffa8461 had stayed ed186edc46 and was ebe09c50d1 now passing a2fff604d6 by the 21822e8377 coastline, where e7bd95f9b7 the waves c902c2233f were crashing 02aa580e76 high.057ef7784b6fec89

Unaware that 61892ec6c5 Mi Hong 369f740b4b might still 5ca9b9e73c be there, 7bfb074b72 the black 6b020851d3 vehicle sped e1e9e62db8 off, taking 1e80a49fbe sharp turns d66629f709 out of cbc47af852 the area.4d8223a7080e42c2

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Someone was taking a a88eb2ad0f walk on the sidewalk 1441313ab6 of the road Beomha d56b30e513 had passed, enjoying the a071afa478 sea breeze. This man was 4cac1f90c8 quite tall, with 54e2461d28 noticeable light brown b98b36e5d4 hair.dece4dc6ef8ce236

The man, using the a4be9df179 camera slung over his 824d79495e shoulder, occasionally examined the 0f6e6467ca sea as if looking beba62e4ac for a subject of 95a778a749 interest or a scene dc8c041e83 to capture, pausing to 5dd528c13c take photos whenever he c7b60cf836 found something appealing.c4c496fa1631c673

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He was the owner ff69f89509 of the third-floor balcony 4104729a40 room that had saved 2bb2f42cb7 Beomha’s life and was 24c5eac101 active as a photographer, 8c7b6f805c ‘Gu Bonha.’ Although he e66f1e1a61 had another name, he 7f0c52ca39 had been using his da6ab62296 professional pseudonym more than 585815f113 his original name.5aa5210f266f2a08

“Is Korea colder 7bb3b6e140 than France…”0d6402ffc130a11e

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Having lived 1c38fafc5c abroad for 5bbb6b53e5 studies, he e936665d48 had stayed ae436a9948 in various 94b0b8e07a countries, starting 4979a9dc00 with Canada, f7f72d255a then moving a0aa39b1fc to Ireland, 5b1eb35069 New Zealand, 70745ff7eb and Australia, fe36a763c3 spending the a4b338f739 most time bf4f0360b5 in France d6e577a54f where he 02d8962e5f focused on 61e8083291 studying photography.51b826e83d5fdaa7

He had entered an 21f8ba0a7c art school and excelled 30bf8605d6 there, and for the 850d8b6c33 past three years, he 9cb28ce609 had been actively working e53c923454 as a photographer, holding b358418b19 personal exhibitions.7e0afd440df9bfb2

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His next exhibition was 73e6f31034 scheduled in his homeland, 8e61360d11 Korea.5312e12349e740ee

He mostly photographed people, 648bc28514 capturing a variety of 6706ce224e expressions within human faces 6024b787d6 in his photos, sharing 4016cbd133 a spectrum of emotions. His photos a2b01d1fbb seemed ordinary, 33dc760248 yet his 8d1cc28a01 perspective on 35dce093b8 humans had ed5d64ff37 unique qualities.5b7fccb4a5a682fd

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Sometimes he captured 10b9538315 faces crying out 55070ff060 of joy, smiles b5d378421a filled with anger, ee02a8843b and anger wrapped 76be7a0898 in tears.2d0f0e207343d5a3

This peculiar eec01b9096 mix of 3e1180ead1 emotions and d4b7efd354 expressions, along d4e735cbcb with his 97e9d8800f unique perspective, ebc5186b32 had drawn c35cb249f9 public attention, 58b76ff767 and he 3d673affff continued to 35ff275b70 rise as e9d5c1cb36 a renowned 39f280ae65 photographer.3fe0d7d1670ec0ca

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‘Gu Bonha’bf6bf889acb4b13b

It was the name 85c8cf3b6e he had chosen for df7878df77 himself as a photographer, 132d0e502e but remembering it felt 162e20767a like rediscovering a forgotten dda55fff3c name, almost like an 0a54d0e765 unexpected reunion.fc86f3e7a38e4e29

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For a 690a04c342 long time, 5bd79fb236 he had 073f73be0f wondered if 1213fd4d98 his real abed4c22df name truly af4d9d9e36 belonged to d42d3a0ebc him.ba17b028c34e0272

Sometimes, he ee405c093c would startle 9bcd7547e8 when someone 1dc8837e39 called his 86049e7fff name, or 3e39812bee it felt b60a2cb735 like they ead19737c2 hadn’t called 946830f34b him even 73b7bbf0ec though they 248eb8e82a had.7191f31b6541d547

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Despite it c74ec9e964 being his 2c4c735eb4 own name, 7c9aa2bd42 it strangely 8d1f20bdf3 made him eb710e3c38 shy.af2b105794c312df

But this name 2d1a95b0c5 was different.fff03a1ff1311e22

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After adopting 6e5145cc3a this name, 4a9188941c he felt 0d255c5de4 as if 415a8cb157 he had 0a22afe0d4 finally found a26aaad3e7 the right 57c7e80d33 fit, like 0f8fe27220 wearing clothes 5970983b64 that truly 19b267db48 fit for 62fddb5d81 the first 0131419807 time.506dbc3fc93a4ad3

Why he felt this b1308c75f2 way was unclear, but 05c549233d he speculated that this d35dffc3d2 name might be related b65cb8736c to ‘him’ in his bfec722ec8 dreams.7cd3c2da95d00b88

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“…Maybe I 846a697794 can meet 8856c79d7f him here.”9d22620206f8fa74

He had b4a36e2f9b been dreaming 7f25aaf8a8 of the b49003c4ae same scene 3ecf06aa03 since childhood. In these ed29077d8d dreams, an 54d8aa397f old friend 9cb2ded65f existed, and a6357e3781 he spent 47aea002c3 most of 3572a210d0 his time 73f6d21645 with this fc14c5cfeb man.a517d2e986589794

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He couldn’t be 2818b48c48 sure who his 8fc45ebaae parents were, who ee16cde447 he was, or 0c5043377b where he was bc7d70adf4 born, but from 6c7076ccf6 the starting point a44c2432e6 of his dreams, 762000a10d which felt like d9437af931 the beginning of 27bc1e0686 his memory, he 869d3ef827 had been keenly 7f1956057d aware of the e48b1f9826 man accompanying him.b47971833ff321d0

The man had 6dd01991d9 dimples under his 589d4be8ed eyes when he fe9bce57d5 smiled, long, glossy 94e5757e6b black hair, a 312870154f face as beautiful 529a9acfbd as a fair f6cfd084b0 man’s, and skin 06fac5722f clear and pure e8ab6c824f like white magnolia 91780a0c38 flowers. His cheeks seemed a80796956f dusted with powder, d8e7336d76 and his lips a0f296b6f0 were red as 6b92049ad4 if tinted, radiant e375bb9afc with color.6b385b8f0c9527db

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Often, his gaze would 5b5f2593f8 be drawn to this 1c85bdd6fa man’s exquisite beauty, and 54215d76db he would lose himself 3e72ffd93e in admiration. Then, the man aad32b66dc would catch his 4a644ee8a8 eye and smile eb55f0206c faintly, blooming like f9e63e41c5 a flower in 494868ea65 a radiant atmosphere.4825a77b6d00b44e

Truly, he was a 88ca8e20ff beautiful man.8a91e32c3dc8d67d

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Such beauty was a 14da8a32fe first in his life. Despite his 553cc11c0b long career f752967d7d in photography, c2c4b3c823 few could af241ceea1 compare to ab348ec24b this man’s ccc5c1f625 beauty. He was not only 0480916095 handsome but had a 5b50bb0046 unique aura that made eaa54af86b him seem not of f1b7d72551 this world.4d2c96f428f38840

“Am I just staying f02d46d84a in an illusion? It’s just a b5c642e9d2 dream after all…”1bdd7a20784d6e1d

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The sea breeze 8bc5870272 was quite chilly. The waves 98f5f257bd were getting 2ce87f1d72 higher, and a31d569dd6 he didn’t a493cdb515 dare go 6aed9f113f down to 0e35ce9d5a the shore. He just 91d167408e enjoyed the 712661892c view of 0004bd4596 the sea 46266251ad from a 67e475a8c1 distance, peering 8d34bac3fe at the 51d1f50169 world through 2951314910 his camera 578afac710 lens.bab0687da3f8d36d

He had acf756db69 returned to 199a274510 Korea and f2afcbadfc traveled to f79b947b3f Gangwon Province, 56e2265b0d which looked 68b3cf7255 the most 888cd06dbe like the ebed9de9fd place in 0d3eed87d1 his dreams. However, this e7f2905967 place was 8f7c06806c very different f6561b875c from his 343560a646 dreams, and 692128108a there weren’t 9ed9318dab many similarities.42c9b887ae0ffc87

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Since returning to 13923dcb3d Korea, he felt c0298cd39a increasingly that his 2bd49fb7d6 dreams were mere 1620103274 illusions, and the f9ec57dad7 man he had 2cc48665a5 seen in his 37fc943a0d dreams was just f511b016fd a fictional character 89f53ace65 he had created.773d53d6d90e554f

Could he a2218db595 meet someone b1b382df5a like the a6e796b8e4 man in 24a1fa7fc2 his dreams eaa050c295 if he 497c516884 continued to cc6243a8e1 meet people a8f5ed66af through his eb727140db photography? Secretly, he hoped so.27230c036845ca8e

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He walked aimlessly 68122010c9 along the sidewalk, 3128e2cef3 intensely captivated by de7eb670bc thoughts of the ee9d112179 man from his 834da0b052 dreams.715e66060d04c626

Was there a c49be2a1b8 way to meet 389c1f9456 him? If not, f7575cecee where should 5dff541139 he go 3b0e3a38b5 to find 83f7f55b9d someone like 6fefe85f40 him?312f6b2ddebb21ab

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With these unanswered questions, 3b370b6550 he walked until his 4f9aa3b575 body felt as cold 7946d1f2ea as ice, and only 60a9eddb19 when the sun began 8db7f028e9 to set did he 43f20cc371 return to his lodging.ddb7546e2ff0be2a

But as he eeba784e9f opened the door 4db79fe397 to his room.b2a3ec348e19243d

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He was ea6f05ce39 startled by a02e4c2ff2 unexpected footsteps.4f95b06a4d58b0dc

“Who… has been 1d6cdfff2c in my room…?”0387d1b61f05f93c

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He had 85bb819051 specifically asked 221035d218 the lodging’s dd243b36c0 owner not 703720b7bc to let acc00cc2a9 anyone clean 2efe7147ac his room 781130726c to avoid b365c41d84 touching his b5780d9dbc belongings, but badb5fc91a he couldn’t 36977a2057 get a 86774c412f clear answer 77e8e8cc00 from them. Eventually, he 0a1512bce2 packed up 2298321b47 late at 7177a38b6e night and 3b0bee412e returned to a25514cbb3 Seoul, ending fef5cffba8 his trip 2c1ce1beed in Gangwon 8cdc9968cd Province.353f42ffac6598a3

He never expected that 93e751bdfb finding a runaway fox 7666efbd31 would take so much 7cbb6f96cc time. He had 725c863325 used every 4cf20e5b1d means to e6de307f9b track him 94d4533e09 down but 7641288467 hadn’t found 7479a72967 even a b9a0699587 single hair.f948373514fce16d

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The house where he ab7a2cee4f had lived was quickly 81c2683d36 disposed of through the f1c3fed09d landlord, and the broadcast 06df8fb7de he was doing also 3a1823a3bf disappeared, leaving behind only a778b957f8 a notice without sincerity. This notice 66e865f9a4 seemed almost e922415e2b like it 47cc84adce was left 145e6b50c1 for Wi 736fe0ae07 Beom who ab9e14b18a was pursuing 51114c6ddd him.0cdd2d02e5825d46

Title: Thank 90f1b04a0e you for 0ecc4d46f2 everything. This is left 8aa005bbd9 for just one b0cf40bbd8 person.
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Despite the absurdity 4d25e79073 of this notice, 908c0457fc countless comments were b2fa9b0125 posted, but soon b91bdc27f9 after, the notice 631785d2ad was made private, 626d9e4a63 and the account e876922a6b was completely blown 37a5adfa33 up.e7dbc18f773a4cf7

Seeing this, 6d8dbc75c2 one of f421c7630e Wi Beom’s 7cebc09821 subordinates had 5fcbeb5d84 all his 9105c1903c fingers broken, 434632ce69 resulting in 1b7b25b1ad a grim 613d18a9fb six weeks 17754aeeb4 ahead, unable 4f3f2bfa7b to escape 9d7b1d251d this miserable 31a0fffe6e fate.52081396bbf5c103

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His men 479a2cfe04 had been 428aadee8f enduring difficult af8147edbb reports without c60520e378 any results 3934f572df since that 323c737e1e day. What cruel punishment would c8df5a50a0 they face today? A burst lip or 83eb3fff97 flying teeth were considered 6062c533cc light punishments. Even a kicked 18e63636fe shin was very 8952e12638 mild.1a222ec950956d38

As time e5ed33cf94 passed, the 7c7afd8ad6 lack of c02d2760e8 results felt 659dd640c5 like a cdd746b5a4 noose tightening f7621eef98 around their feaddd10c4 necks. If they just 6e13e64569 continued wasting time, dbf42b3a51 they might end 0a8b5bc0a7 up losing their 249dac8610 barely hanging lives.cf96507c30aaed4a

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No matter what, bb88b34316 they had to b7af8a567f bring Mi Hong 8ecd171434 before him.9345b3be7a594fc9

Where could they find e70bb98af1 him? He had no 4b017f7229 close friends, and 761ef32852 even his family d4e0d6e1e8 was gone. They had tried everything, c07e464c35 including illegally checking his f0fea437e4 card transactions and location e71aa55c73 tracking through communications, but 9da4a2920a everything came up clean.174663324f590090

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Where had he disappeared 9dd7799b64 to?267e54ca0821cb8c

“…Where could our Pretty 9cc7c0ab9e one be? He should be ff1742d0df eating well…”3791abe48772849b

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On the 9e51c5f360 dark desk 157992f4ff he sat ca2c6e9617 at, there 9477dd5d6e was a a4fb796618 vacuum-sealed organ c98b705e2c in an dedd36b2a6 icebox. At a glance, d44a0604e5 the large red e01287a8e9 mass was clearly c5c80dd6ef a fresh liver b87a5858a2 prepared for Mi 789422bb91 Hong.7ec8b641afb4b050

His subordinate turned pale, d4b1978183 pretending not to know df675e667e the origin of the f69c913591 liver.398ea3b3f35eb2f5

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However, he couldn’t da96c35122 shake the ominous 73be684311 feeling that this ad043e0574 was just the e24e0a12c9 beginning.0f649c03c6f85ed6