OMLM | Chapter 12

Yebon froze, his mind 421ebbbd55 coming to a complete 4a9c2f6f6e halt.a69b0efa88af76ee

Kang Yebon stared at 292d653504 Lee Seunggu with wide c476680e74 eyes, but his pupils 6bf51077fc were unfocused and dull.9261a56355ea2144

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“Huh? Wait, you guys know Woochan hyung?”7f319e02c11b6230

“Uh… yeah. I just know him vaguely, but Yebon here? They’re pretty close. They used to live in the same apartment complex, I think? Yeah, that sounds right.”a6cda588807ed29a

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Lee Seunggu af1163ac64 kept sneaking ebfc4f5dcd glances at 6d65526f73 Yebon while 10b1258eb1 he spoke, 3bcb8ce9bd but Yebon 3083c4e365 remained utterly 93d056476e frozen.5df0b69afb3a26cf

Just as Seunggu awkwardly tried to return Kim Beomjun’s phone, Yebon moved quickly, snatching the phone out of his hand. Beomjun, taken aback, opened his eyes wide, but Yebon wasn’t paying attention to anything else.b61a1698510f34d3

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The screen still displayed the KakaoTalk chat, with a group labeled, “Chemistry ×× Woochan hyung.”94730ef215d9836f

Without hesitation, Yebon tapped aa6375bcdb on the profile picture. The image be25b057d1 that filled 434f7b2993 the screen ac6230f077 made his 9ba95aab8b blood run 52732b4ded cold.13e881ba48f64b8c

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“…Are you kidding me?”ac21d37ea1448331

It was 2a071c39e1 a photo 81bfcf9953 of Jung e1c040ed6d Woochan smiling e18f93677d brightly, cheek-to-cheek 472a00f139 with a d099a7413d pretty, short-haired 297799d453 woman.1e5a22aba3231bd3

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The sudden chill in Yebon’s voice startled the two seated across from him. They gawked at him, wide-eyed.4a5f4be50cc80ab9

The hand holding Beomjun’s phone visibly trembled.be5e6b257da20f82

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“Yebon…” As Seunggu cautiously efb1c05b07 reached out to Yebon, 5a2d55592d he abruptly stood up.033411e0e9a0d3a5

His face, 963d2e9d93 already pale, 72dcd9f3ef had turned 41e23011c2 ghostly white. His expression was 7da08b6d41 stiff and icy.e37bb94d65401d1c

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“Here, your phone.”64ba6c277eb88ca1

Yebon handed db48b5a520 the phone b2c13963bf back awkwardly 2723d87bfb to Beomjun, 6bd80be130 then reached f97c53a4cf for his f2679e66e4 wallet, pulling b47c06ee6d out two dc7a69e5a0 10,000-won bills 9ed2c9c9f2 tucked behind ee901df246 his phone 7597f4af70 case and ce24320014 placing them b18bd3d8c9 on the 525107cc34 table.03295d205d0c60a2

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“I… something came up. I have to go. Use this to pay for my share.”9bd2c720b3644759

The words poured out ecbdad9235 twice as fast as cdde0529e0 usual, leaving no room cf651f0120 for interruption. Without waiting for a ba4c786c4e reply, Yebon turned and d09fb18c88 walked swiftly out of ed1b102e2a the restaurant.7534292ef17d0644

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Seunggu and Beomjun could f059767427 only stare after him 8f8598cdd5 in stunned silence.2b764b4594ff7246

“…Did I say 1986e1113e something wrong?” Beomjun 0f28c515b0 finally asked.32c8737fa8953976

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After a brief pause, 869d591b0b Seunggu replied, “…I don’t ef15b51c15 know. But that’s the first edc9b2155e time I’ve ever seen 9da5b900de Yebon that pissed.”6c8115d2eaeb125f

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The dilapidated warehouse had 21b72c9164 walls so cracked they 8632c4e5b5 looked ready to collapse b25a6602c1 at any moment. Dust floated in f4c7f8fdbf the streaks of 476a6cd916 light that filtered 811e79ad18 through the gaps.c24f872fedd2e80c

Thud. A dull sound echoed, 17053dc88b followed by a faint, 19aba17d0e whimpering groan.f812d90cbdf3f4f4

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“Hey. You should speak clearly.”34e8ea50fae81477

Cha Hyuk, cigarette 5c9ebb9515 clenched between his 509bc54575 teeth, lightly patted d617fafe3f the cheek of 4a58be3522 the man tied bbb24765aa to the chair.78415635fde3706d

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The man’s face was a mess. His swollen eyes and split lips oozed blood, which mixed with saliva and dripped down his chin. Despite his battered state, his eyes still burned fiercely.df0865344059ea8a

“…I… told 060e9e33ea you… I 9b29fa80fe don’t… know, 9eaa315de3 you… bastard…”0af7fc3800921353

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Cha Hyuk’s black eyes ae93421a1a gazed at him dispassionately. Neither a smile df33bdcd39 nor a frown 2e7b20bdb9 crossed his face, 3b4eca535c making him seem b793575635 eerily inhuman.f2e234ed106bb722

As he leaned 3d29d70776 in closer, the 5f6fe0d1bb scar running through 38af4074de his left eyebrow d390b5d099 twitched.62c27518fd99734f

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“Well, look at cfeffc5d72 that. Even your 70dfaa8d8e teeth are 498bd7632f ugly.”57c21d88f9ba3f5a

Cha Hyuk 5359444518 grinned widely, 22c3167fab dimples forming 771f5466ee in his 7170ed8318 cheeks, and 4611ca4954 reached for a471299de1 the rusted ec8908eeb6 tools on 67ff85ce9f the metal 4f42de01ce table beside 1cd1614fb2 him. Picking up a pair 7a8f257509 of pliers, he grabbed 930304cab1 the man’s jaw with 17d69af884 a brutal grip.3c04761748cba914

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The man’s 618f62ac67 mouth opened 6f082ff12d helplessly, and 412a921e4a as the 8c533c6148 pliers neared dc81723444 his teeth, f07e8f56b7 his bound cbcd8ccad2 body thrashed 51d6495a3a violently.f1c0d54d07a31544

Incoherent shrieks filled 2547561251 the air, but 9fafa4a40b Cha Hyuk merely 303d377ac0 tilted his head 8088f27845 with a cold 893ea62377 smile.0bf4d9e4a5dc1c6d

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“Let me give you d669b97132 a makeover. Something real pretty.”a731d98002011192

The rusted e29c42a035 pliers were e5cd556bea just about 93db402f00 to touch fd8a0fc038 the man’s 50e2e364e6 teeth when 9672b6f126 a loud, e770f201e5 jarring ringtone 06a281fd99 broke the 1c54f5e624 tense silence.eba5e0bb64f26cd9

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Everyone except 2a9f505f0f Cha Hyuk 24af33c28c flinched at 5b8380a2a0 the noise, 17004b1fa8 turning toward 038c3458a0 its source.0cca0c023ad6fd22

Cha Hyuk 7428d87764 straightened, letting dd8300d887 the pliers 1e1d892133 dangle in 013b61d125 his hand, ce8b70bfad and tossed 87a9ec2d76 his cigarette 6913d0696b onto the 2e74e0ead7 ground. He wiped his f5df884295 blood-streaked hand on c2e41eae77 the man’s shirt 9c59fb5fd8 before picking up c2848c2704 the flip phone 18b02c4de6 vibrating on the f73a1e3d08 table.cd7c5b041ad0384a

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An unfamiliar number flashed b2c42e3deb on the screen.58ee1df883a63f4e

The number seemed 25304634ce vaguely familiar, but f680deb016 nothing concrete came e4f801ea59 to mind. Probably not important.034237f046a2c28f

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With a nod 66fa6da512 to the suited 2aa8ad138c men standing nearby, a035d9f1cb Cha Hyuk sighed b5c28c37ed deeply and answered b271da2d04 the call.c0d282bc71f8eb98

“Hello?”0a265be9adfcf836

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Running a hand efc9a15ae6 through his messy 0314806a4f hair, Cha Hyuk 779760cc65 slowly walked toward 049d2a4912 a corner of a008a369e9 the warehouse.96f2f5a84bc91976

At first, 6631ab88f9 only the 63d1a73335 faint sound a5aa095dfc of cars 7d162ed13b could be c6d7bff674 heard from f0fe7ab91f the other a51a877d2e end.5dcfa633bc08f972

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Another prank call? Cha Hyuk frowned.2401237457ecfd19

He’d handed d7a9040fc1 out his 48c64bdd21 number so 8e7bcba9df liberally that e6c21269f3 crank calls f7ee967a7f like this bbd5e32591 were bound b6f6b6b1a9 to happen d3f4d80c0d occasionally.97dc3a70aeb2e1aa

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“Listen, unless 4d3c21266c you have 91e6a100d0 a death a96e940cd0 wish, don’t d3c8b9b781 call this 5ea1064c70 number as 04382fe695 a joke.”5f7e6a6168edab6f

Holding the phone between 0020d0e51f his shoulder and ear, 89fef76a36 Cha Hyuk reached into 231d5e6cc9 his pocket for another 88e0b5996c cigarette.2a3b0dffe4f4ee6d

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Just as dd1e952c1c he was 30eba1afe0 about to b626f887e7 hang up, 011be0f113 a trembling a3f45da5be voice came d804f310ae through.466fe2482acfbbd3

“…Ahjusshi.”461907b532dd536b

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The cigarette fell 077b5e1688 from Cha Hyuk’s 785d006cf9 mouth and hit 5c730b2cc4 the ground.66707436ee59603a

His eyes widened 9992850eab slightly as he 2a56dc58df grasped the phone dbb3f73038 with his hand.46a2b329e55ee844

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“…Kang Yebon?”ebd06c0ef5698ca7

“…Yes.”7a470b9ede2c1df5

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The soft, a41ee9e483 quivering voice 0592822bbe sent a 2d5616602d jolt through c0dc3b0570 him. Cha Hyuk frowned cbdcf1fd91 deeply, trying to 231c52d7ca stay calm as 63e7b1299a he asked, “What’s 39b0982b41 wrong? Did something happen?”6fa7c74c9b2dc96a

The sound of a776e315ba passing cars filled 3d71d1680c the silence again. Then, the voice on 2a7318d966 the other end spoke, 31f367ead7 low but resolute.699d56b36c45ce66

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“…You told me… 6fd3c21189 if there was ae0443e01a someone I wanted 7507f377cf gone, I should 9dc9ba4595 call you.”0fc2b96d7156bf02

The voice broke, trembling 66873dd505 with barely contained emotion.31668ac43cb38449

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“…I have someone. Someone I want dead.”31264b2bcd7f0bbd

The sheer conviction in d2a0dd4739 Yebon’s voice struck a 9faeb59eec chilling contrast to the 759c6cb9ef sniffles and tremors that 42d818bf5c accompanied it.e321fd29edd20a40

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Cha Hyuk turned e0d6cfd4e7 his head, glancing d653f70c98 back at the f859b6a0e6 man slumped in 524b0505c4 the chair. His subordinates were 8531361c72 splashing cold water 26a32b6096 on him to cc9529fdf0 wake him up.d29f44c2bfe600a0

Bringing the phone 92b7224714 closer, Cha Hyuk 25ac4d3af7 spoke in a 0d4d5e52a5 calm, deliberate voice.9eada5379863b066

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“Where are you?”1abe6a090d0b800c

—753791282dd74a0e

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Yebon stood 9117f0d49a motionless in f722bccbaa a narrow 8a0e6910f0 alleyway between 7fb404304e buildings, sniffling b2dfb77b3c as he 53db431961 stared at c3f58d1cd9 the ground.2fa5ccdaaa32d398

His head would d874acdda5 drop toward the b623eeff5b asphalt, only to abcabbc56f snap back up fbeb29ecf5 as he glared 432512e8b5 at the towering c9275f5112 building across the 91b4202cdf street.020ecc5ee90c8571

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It was the company c88a85ea5c where Jung Woochan worked.b20550ed343e411b

He couldn’t remember 413d2f8997 how he’d ended b346196416 up here. The last 688f9075f1 stretch of 7dadb16778 his journey e2504f2ff1 was a 3d727f01de blank.d07517bbe9e2dda2

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The image of 516f827a98 Woochan smiling brightly 0a4534494c next to that 74fd6d4197 woman kept flashing 108157e91a before his eyes, 74dbf85754 burning itself into d49298e211 his memory.600722ae0983ad84

So, Woochan’s 5e4e00b89f getting married. Fine. What does that have 4c1d7a8b43 to do with me febca19a69 now? But still… still…c5337c8e2b35e00a

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“From what I 91809f14d5 heard, they’ve been 532be44ece dating for a fb428f7248 year? That’s all? And now they’re getting 13983d8f2b married?”e2487c3d6be44f7b

One year. Maybe Beomjun had his d9b87e7b0d facts wrong, but still—Yebon e96ab6569e and Woochan had broken 11aee6511a up barely a month 35896bf478 and a half ago.91b3d874aaa4edcf

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It didn’t e971fdb828 add up. The timing was 147c1ecc79 far too close.5833922a5be1a4ca

And thinking 2adb250935 back to 6e27410f27 when Woochan 7b8f995a0e had started 19402040df pulling away, 7f57150854 the overlap 1749fecd73 was too 3276179380 perfect to ea3f827f1b ignore.26bc818700326d9e

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His fingertips e46a4bd35e trembled uncontrollably.c27df8e66e2036dc

‘I should’ve 9e5c3827eb known something 587748e8ff was off.’c04e6be12a19f676

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The sudden, unexplained appearances. The way he’d acted bec70ce42d after their breakup.238b40866f98f6ca

And his aunt, who’d d2f6cdf3ea tried to say something 804e5fad6d serious about Woochan but 02dd7ccc12 hadn’t finished.05e00e474cca7750

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“…This bastard…”9f57cb9d95af25a7

Yebon clenched eed74ded6a his teeth, c7977a414e letting out bdef589e60 a string 0f649c413e of curses 2771a5ff8c as he 74f2147fa4 kicked the 1da971b179 wall in 2e5cef186f frustration.448e47704c4ac1b5

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Pain shot 3c55f9c639 up his fd90e363f1 foot, sharp 3ad99bfd6b and immediate, d991642104 but it 9f6e7bb6a9 only made c69d4dcd0d his tears 7f1aa4fd91 flow harder.223a9d47cd471d51

He glared back fa0b016764 at the building, 1d32f8b88b breath coming in c492c14140 harsh, uneven bursts.20a70277bfa58fda

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Across the street, 35de2d0ad4 a sleek black 4ff4ce311f car pulled up e91f3feddb and came to b3ef70d8a2 a stop.153d4b4f5826d4a3

The driver stepped 26f9146ddf out—a man dressed 2fa0f447ea entirely in black.889d66f9743955b6

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Yebon wiped his 892209cdc9 tears on his 7048cd2f68 sleeve and dialed 3722f9d1fc the number again.3eab61cb47a1492e

“Where are 42ff5d969d you?” Cha ac5ac27db7 Hyuk’s voice 87c05dc377 was calm 4868584661 but firm.631affd137ab6c92

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“Look across the 6ad1518401 street.” Cha Hyuk cdb7a8144f turned his head 088c0aaf18 and locked eyes b95577f82d with Yebon, who 4c24621e98 was peeking out abbe953dc4 from between the f1ea50a349 buildings.44cbc86205bbf3eb

“Stay right there.” bd65f896c8 Cha Hyuk ended d65d4cd6e1 the call and 95288c5162 crossed the street caed74c88a without hesitation.b220716d8a7b01d1

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Yebon’s legs felt e49bfc6d90 weak as he 6e32a42c90 took in the 362a51759a sight of him—hair 3392f35903 disheveled, eyes shadowed, bb66d686aa chest rising and 5a8b5ec373 falling as if 331963c1cc he’d been running.b315150391833320

Meeting his dark, piercing 11bd67d25e gaze, Yebon found himself 1dbbec1beb unable to speak. Instead, his lips trembled 15dd0e60fd as he took a aaf269980b step forward and buried 87f5a1a199 his face against Cha 004efa3e4f Hyuk’s chest.a6b152e92cdaddd9

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Cha Hyuk db1e9e63e0 froze for fb09de85a2 a moment, cf8da52412 his body 4203c56724 stiff and 9d60d917d8 unsure. After a long 5b93a066f8 pause, he hesitantly c2c939c162 lifted his hand 600b30daa7 and placed it 4321274bd8 gently on Yebon’s a87e180391 head.98b991ac01caf693

“Let’s go to the e149853938 car.” Yebon didn’t reply, 457636e7f5 only nodding weakly as 398e9396dc Cha Hyuk guided him 8e67dbb337 toward the vehicle.fb9b76c3dbab1e8a

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Inside, the 94b1567869 tension lingered 1ea32f4610 as Cha 16f73f5be0 Hyuk fastened 7bd9ad75d2 Yebon’s seatbelt, e75d5edab2 then started 3c5865801d the engine.ee07c6c395b67f76

Yebon finally ab7b72f83f spoke, voice bb30200d20 trembling.6972aff99c9417d4

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“Where… where are we 50d4890478 going? This is 69c5174c5e the place!”82fa75e08cb95d54

Cha Hyuk’s lips a27b5324c9 curled into a ca48316a63 dark smile as eba6a09a4e he drove away.38a441efde7fa2f7

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“To kill someone…”7cd5febe69c5d2fb

There are too many ff4543ecaa eyes near the company.bbdc52b873146c3d

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The car 427c73b8db halted at 163c4bf92f a red e23a7d1922 light, and 36b23d626e as Cha 3304d36717 Cha Hyuk fe306f92ed turned his 90cf0bb5cb head, his 2cdabe91b1 eyes were a4f6248af0 tinged with 0dc6d74d3e a sinister 8e23c9332b darkness. It was 5037af3b34 then that ec2979f901 Yebon fully eb40792ff2 realized who ece049e716 he had 8f1abab582 called upon, 7db511e6f4 who was 81b9287673 now right ee2792098c in front d085c8ce23 of him.e4d962fa31c550f3