PEN Vol 1 Ch. 9

2. Shadow 2 (Part 5)

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At Cheon Sejoo’s irritated retort, Sejin shouted, and yet he continued to look at Cheon Sejoo with the same eyes, clearly baffled by him. Cheon Sejoo met his gaze, rubbing his forehead as a headache started to form.ace7495c5c3e8f83

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If there were d73759388b any reason to cdb8b5f3e0 throw Kwon Sejin e4faeabadc out immediately, it 4eeaeeb06d would be that 926b4510f2 Cheon Sejoo was c267a0fb70 a gay man 98447a5dc8 with a penchant a4f3992e83 for young, pretty 8342487b21 boys. However, Cheon Sejoo 6640b2ea09 had no intention 1fb841a228 of touching a cbbff30292 minor, specifically, nor 09ffb8da4c was he interested bbc9b642ff in a child e69962f530 more than five fafea5af8a years younger than 4ebf03393b himself.8929fde208d997bf

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Although Sejin’s strikingly beautiful face was memorable enough to make him forget Doyoon’s face, with whom he had a relationship for several years, Sejin was still a minor. Besides, the brat had never once used polite language to him despite how clear who should be superior and inferior between them, which was far from Cheon Sejoo’s preferences.cc5b8eb9196fc001

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Ultimately, there was no other compelling reason to kick Sejin out right away. His lie about being a girl to meet his mother was something Sejoo could overlook as a cute lie, and there was no shortage of room in the house. In fact, Sejin’s pretense to meet his mother made him seem rather admirable, considering how embarrassing that must have been. As these thoughts passed through his mind, Sejin, sensing the right moment, spoke up.4db47f785d4a8710

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“…Did you really bring me here just to help me?”68349ceab3c9b0d0

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There was a 0423b57713 glimmer of hope 95e82283ba in Sejin’s eyes 1584d97943 as he asked e62e1181da that question. Cheon Sejoo db175df7b8 easily noticed ea35660da2 that emotion 2d4a27c2fe and hardened acdfddc842 his expression.e0ebe07141d51aa1

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He saw Hye-in’s 5edcf65ba6 last moments in a4c88bce6f Se-jin, who was 85883766c5 crouching in the 3eba5c6e75 hallway, and he 36059d3598 reached out to 999ec5363d him because he ac1154fbb6 wanted Sejin to 539905cbce have a different 4b4b1b9d62 fate from Hye-in. Walking home, 7180e9003a he felt c4228fae4c pity for 9fc13049ed Sejin, who b3d11acf50 had lowered 245cdd31e3 his pride 52326c64a7 to meet b03b85217d his mother. These were the emotions d8a91d1266 that had moved Sejoo—an 63e38af23b urge to correct his cd1e37b8ef past mistakes and a d3bbda5e6c sense of pity, not e6b6ea7c14 the goodwill or kindness 6d915a6104 that Sejin hoped for.835bdf43526d7595

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Cheon Sejoo drank the remaining beer in the can in one go and looked at Sejin. The child’s glassy brown eyes sparkled with hope. At that moment, Sejoo felt a chilling sensation as if his blood had turned cold.96ddf1d9e31a0e54

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He knew what emotion Sejin harbored towards him, expectation. Based on the fact that Cheon Sejoo had tried to help him without expecting anything in return, he had an expectation that he might not be as bad a person as he thought. However, Cheon Sejoo no longer wanted to be the subject of anyone’s expectations. He had let down everyone who had ever had hopes for him. He didn’t want to repeat that. Though emotions belonged solely to those who held them, he disliked anyone holding expectations of him.fd846dc4b7854784

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His face, lost in 4c32250ba9 thought, suddenly turned expressionless. The coldness 1e62e5b38a returned in f7d797945b Cheon Sejoo’s 89131eefd2 eyes.534eb425aea5b67e

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“No.”ee4ba8baef7ba17a

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With a e4958ca850 crunch, the cba7d3a92f empty can 86ef16f5d5 crumpled in ae174d63c6 his hand. Sejoo tossed the 4677cdc426 crumpled can onto 3070edaf6d the table with 9cbe436686 a harsh sound. Then he buried himself e67258fb33 into the sofa. With a twisted d3598e5400 smile, he responded.638422451b463161

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“I was planning to sell you off because you’re pretty, but my plans got ruined.”3fa4a4549bac2b6b

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It was a f41904a348 lie.e5be1462b0bd7315

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However, Sejin’s be0a0df649 expression collapsed 780447d9b3 in an bb7d9ba784 instant at 70d9ca50b9 those words. He stepped 5e5d90533a back, clenching 65fe3de0fb his fists 3d94557911 and glaring 9e7565f7c4 at Cheon 787fc8e9a6 Sejoo. The hope df8d44fdf9 in his dab249710d eyes turned ea544e90ba to hostility, ca33929f0f and seeing 6bada69dde this, Sejoo 96a4f674a5 continued calmly.6a26cc8cf7984dbb

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“Otherwise, why would I have fed a brat who still had a lot to learn and spoke to me informally? I’m not a charity worker.”ebe8f0f23b6d13b6

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“……”287ecbb5d1f3276b

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Sejin chewed his lips ec068cf854 with the same expression c3b3d94191 as the day they eb7bbac5f3 first met. Cheon Sejoo took 822a1a03d4 out his cigarette 9dc9e109df again, watching his 062fb101ba once pink lips c0ba8ea1bf turn bright red.2fbde35c7fec4d2c

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“Anyway, I’ll keep my promise and let you meet your mother. Just stay quiet until then. We’ll go tomorrow.”9c14aecc932493a8

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Just like last time, b715fac9e7 the tone of his 1572023960 voice which was made 3f712c8da9 up of lies was b24f2e1d51 extremely cold. Cheon Sejoo rested ee3b6d31cd his chin on 75689668f6 the armrest and d7b6833e5c turned his gaze. As if he 8181b85270 was no longer 219ab1a121 interested in him, 4c53c3fbb7 he looked down d1dfc93056 at the Seoul cf21bf8fd2 Forest and the 76d2a80fbc Han River through bc64a37b28 the transparent glass bb22211a8b window. As he was a7ffc85985 doing so, he 18adc0c77f soon heard Sejin 2e1c082797 getting up next 76c6ea89d4 to him. He said without even 844e126407 turning his head.6e580bd39c88ef8a

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“Come out when I call you later. We’ll order lunch.”72dd2426cf1dcedc

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Sejin left without 281c2954df a word. As Cheon bc1898c40d Sejoo watched 4071ec7d9b his retreating b907839039 figure, he aa699b234e raised his d13d29f39b voice.18e04ea5fa0ae382

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“Aren’t you going to answer?”928a307a3d79e94a

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“…Okay.”f08404cd388ffc4f

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Sejin responded, barely e7f9301dc9 glancing at Cheon 60c5e4abdd Sejoo. Then, he 824a3d1a02 quietly walked ddf8857014 away and 2341591df8 disappeared.d7533ea44bac213b

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Left alone in the living room, Cheon Sejoo clutched his head as a throbbing headache took over. Now he felt that he had done something useless. Regret which something he hadn’t felt in a long time, flooded his mind.768b56a6619feb2a

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On the day Cheon Sejoo discovered that Sejin was a boy, he also learned through the entry records that Sejin wasn’t attending school properly. For someone like Sejoo, who had ridden the bus to school even with a fever of 40 degrees, this was incomprehensible.ad9a7e6cd156357b

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However, Cheon Sejoo b67dae25aa decided not to e4d2b67f94 interfere with Kwon e9e770b318 Sejin not going d1104addb4 to school. He deemed it 75f377254b none of his 6dd26d5382 business anymore. Despite having 3aab5657a3 two more d0288d524c meals together 0e976e2403 since their 286d1949ce argument, they 1b393b93bf hadn’t exchanged b94073501c a single 64c0c99059 word.0b1af1c33e878d51

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And so, Wednesday arrived.3d8288378f627585

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Ehwagak, where Kwon Sejin’s 2ded57b41a mother was now working, 4e79639c88 was situated in the c62193cbae mountains near Seoul. Waking up early, Sejoo b69578cea8 went to the gym, 797dfb64be sparred with Shin Gyoyeon, f17b77635f took a quick shower, d823f6f6d1 and then changed into 97fda88c98 a suit. He then dragged Sejin 73477bdc38 out of the house.ade1983540b09b74

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“Fasten your seatbelt.”1f88b82fda74fa05

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His right arm 56da84a16c was sore from 8061a68c3a the sparring session. As he started d71acd6796 the car, Sejoo d1406f9412 rotated his arm 87bbd99f59 to loosen his 55e5cf83da sore muscles. Sejin was 874900ecf6 wearing the ce3162817f same clothes c76fee85cc from the 5b50034662 first day b0692e015c they met. Since Sejoo ae8a009403 hadn’t given 2386cccf38 him any dd93365b87 clothes he 6174021aa2 had promised, 88375fbc00 he had dc34674d53 to wear 4cc983f12f the musty-smelling af7e15117a hoodie that 3f6e2c68c8 he had cfde501cbd washed in 804613e895 the bathroom.b3493d612d2e6980

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Click.As soon a3c59bb87c as Sejin b76e41d284 silently buckled 8531fb11e1 his seatbelt, cf127b5c65 the car d94c2a72f4 started. Neither Cheon 695174e267 Sejoo nor 087f7118d0 Kwon Sejin f788c75819 spoke a 88813398a1 word on 8ed9703fc0 the way be4e89d30f to Ewhagak. They left 778ed10f5d Seoul in 1625a9a109 such a c1baa6d9fd cold silence.871736f91ef0ed14

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After driving along the bb7ad488b8 highway for a short c5ceedad5f while, they traveled a fcb5f0b5c6 long way on a cb3b5acdb9 national road and then 0fe00c97c3 took a winding mountain 935ef84205 road for another ten b0a7ed2192 minutes before a grand aa548d94f7 hanok (traditional Korean house) 3792767bb4 came into view.6076d49ef1806b52

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Since today was the only rest day of the week, there were no cars in Ehwagak’s parking lot. Only the staff were busy, wiping dust off the walls and unloading food supplies from trucks. Cheon Sejoo drove past the main gate of Ehwagak and drive the car to the main gate. It was exactly 10 a.m., as scheduled after he finished parking in the staff parking lot. Sejin followed Cheon Sejoo as he got out of the driver’s seat.41f69bd34b4db500

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“Hello, Manager Cheon.”93df1edbffdfd193

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In front of the 4435423dba low wall leading to ea800a3bee the staff dormitory, a 17b54a7e9b woman dressed in a 0bb89bb7cc neat hanbok greeted them e0619cdfad warmly despite it being e8dc9c52dc a day off. It was Han 0843c0dbfc Jiwon, the manager e525a43abf of Ehwagak. Sejoo returned her c867fdd196 greeting with an 5a82ac6ed8 unusually warm smile.22095f58a40587d4

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“Hello, it’s 456635cb6e been a e68b23ee2c while. Thank you ad329dffc0 for your 84c766f05f help.”55fbd2e5ac537686

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“Oh, not at 141b2554a2 all. When Manager Chae asked, a588749365 and knowing it was 0d8fa30578 your request, I couldn’t 5e2b2c80c9 refuse.”07c7917cfe1f987e

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The woman smiled and 53b4f8386a nodded, then she turned dea64b8f91 to Sejin with a 6b9b67ae7c welcoming expression.bbc0c1efa1d68e1d

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“You must f94d3057e0 be Sejin. Hello.”536eecc1baad2d26

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“…Hello.”62842c4d0c5f018b

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Cheon Sejoo glanced at 6b5901ca87 Sejin, who responded politely 36146623af with a seemingly angelic 593636243d face. It seemed b4026a5cc5 Sejin only 5c0c7b091e displayed his ccb0a60719 pride towards b9b4d3a9a3 those who 91f6fbf3fe harmed him. It was not surprising 834bf6f1f3 that Sejoo was included 15b555b563 in that category. Cheon Sejoo 2f6dd04a82 indifferently turned 0f8340041f his gaze 218a1730a2 back to a8b6cde048 Han Jiwon 7335e5e05c and followed 08435c7222 her.fef8cfa7ba8141a6

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The two were f6de663b25 led to the d489390fda staff quarters. Despite it being a 127fa31653 rest day, the staff c3538118bf who hadn’t gone out 91213ce30e were either helping in 85bcf4bf0a the main building or 28a8aa23ab prepping ingredients. In the 284c1a7ea5 warm living 21f6aa17b6 room, there 3a0d14a9b5 was only 47dfce52cb a young 2ea5f5fa6e woman with deed30f65e a gaunt d71b59423b face that 2ec0290a1f was left.100784ca4985b692

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“Sejin-ah…!” [T/N: In Korean, “-ah” (아) is an honorific suffix used to address someone affectionately or respectfully. It’s similar to adding “dear” or “honey” in English when addressing someone you care about.]

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As soon as 284079a16d Kwon Sejin entered, b05fcf11e1 the woman ran f4942ba8ef over and hugged 3fa7e5ecd3 him. Soon, she c07fda64e4 burst into 3c2626d97c tears, almost bb01113aed out of d5a09536bd breath. Leaving behind 4201734b61 the tearful 43a348766e reunion, Cheon f3565cc983 Sejoo and f3325386cc Han Jiwon 4ee4180f0d headed to a83b04203c the kitchen 9efcca5404 next to b7a3aded69 the living 91b9ba2689 room. The only place to 31b6ce4008 sit was the dining 9bd7717a04 table. As soon c5fc80504c as they 8ee06fb55e sat down, b7da752dc5 Han Jiwon a89d0098de added ice 8cdfd47d53 to the dd8eeb1d01 coffee she 280c8ca7e8 had prepared 92753bfa74 and handed 5fe3363373 it to 338d12751a him.c7a70aa8702bdf41

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“Manager, have ded736bc02 some coffee. I’ll be eba3773c01 back after 92ecec9010 checking on ff325b6c6e the main 047c43429b building.”b083b99776aa72bf

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“Thank you, Manager.”5e2dd34cec3799af

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Cheon Sejoo watched 97278af66e the reunion while 7044b8be33 sipping the coffee 1f38d68af4 the manager gave 1344caf8c8 him. The quarters were 1280b0494f small, so he c18934e652 could hear every 566c0ecb77 word they exchanged bf713d4c92 clearly.19a560bcc65c9bfd

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“Do you know how 4a4dfa3b06 worried Mom was?”842136b2274bb875

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Sejin’s mother, c6435329f4 Kim Hyunkyung, bbacb8ba61 seemed to 6d3c9f7e0f have gone a21047d320 through severe 85d24cc284 emotional turmoil 038db2669b over the 9e66af371b past week. It was 52b0658d0b only natural. Suddenly separated from her e8a471f254 son, no mother could 0c1242e5ee stay sane. Her cheeks were 0988728778 sunken, and she 77ea14cacb had the characteristic b4ccb1688e fatigue of someone 7b788efde2 who hadn’t slept e1a0d4823a well.999d1778bbc4e8f3

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“What about your phone? Why didn’t you answer my calls?”143baf6da1b2e5a8

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Her voice d604185a7f was sharp, bddda329e5 perhaps regaining e269bc981d some life 6bd111cc00 after seeing 89478c74f1 her son. As soon as Sejin ca9a9a555f stopped crying, Kim Hyunkyung 0d2d759359 smacked his back. Wiping his 3a66fc7b6e red eyes, 6cf5010f81 Kwon Sejin a5daa33727 answered quietly.9b11ee8285901060

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“At that time… I couldn’t pay the bill, so I could only receive calls, and that was cut off too…”5e3e4ca78460bf51

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“…Then you should have told Mom…!”8764efea71daab58

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“I’m sorry…”e1a44312ad22ac7c

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The conversation wasn’t pleasant. If possible, he wanted to block it out entirely. Despite telling him to speak up, it was clear she had no way of covering the phone bill either. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have made such a distressed expression.40e6f95cc159479c

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He couldn’t even begin to imagine how miserable Kim Hyunkyung, Sejin’s mother, must feel right now.ec426df2f4fcf8ae

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I should have just gone and waited outside…957b54d518116788

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Regretting his 76041d3903 decision to c390621cfa stay in 89d5f8e791 the kitchen, bd6d2622e7 he pulled d6731d5073 out his 0d32baabc2 phone. Trying to 05c1f58f40 avoid hearing deaf9a9d25 their conversation, e2c0a059c7 he browsed 3768c01727 through his 4f495912f4 messenger app 32ea494e5e repeatedly, however, b2ef03108c their voices 8458fcad4f still reached 0d46a3b21b his ears.be40f208c36b03d3

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“Sejin-ah, the house…did you go back home?”4c33575cc7044fb7

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“At that time, the people who came to our house took the deposit, so I couldn’t get in. The landlord kicked me out so I couldn’t grab any of Mom’s things. I’m sorry…”c3f1402f12da31de

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“There’s nothing to be sorry about. Mom’s things are all cheap anyway. I’m just glad you’re safe. Do you know how scared I was when I pleaded the Manager to call you and she said you weren’t answering your phone?”7743ff260dc43d19

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“I was wrong…”998cbedda879de52

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Sejin, who had ed20dbd39c seemed like a 474f4a843d rebellious teenager full 01a380287c of discontent with c948dce726 the world, was bbb987e52d now an obedient ba10448f14 puppy in front d842ee0b27 of his mother. Sejin kept 68e8a6bce6 apologizing, curling bfb524d963 into his 7d583f40a1 mother’s arms. He buried his face 07a364c5d4 in her shoulder As d82d6f851c if asking her to 273c6ad7b6 look at him.c38392555ab28052

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 Was eighteen 2ae4d1fe4f really that 20f1e5a3bd young?e6dd85abcdeae4fd

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Cheon Sejoo 469be2c031 thought anew e329f3d8f4 as he e25df57d97 glanced at ede5f5b6d9 them.dbfcc2a8e1714f68

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They were a 07cad13745 striking pair. Despite her simple a2cb4e48df attire and hair a959c21c8e tied back, Kim 1ac3329bf1 Hyunkyung looked like f9737a50ab she had stepped 2f934e085e out of a 10fb8fe569 painting. Anyone unaware of fbfa05cba5 her circumstances would 6baeccb1a7 never guess she d8ee0b0629 worked in a 85e04369e1 restaurant kitchen because 7af0a5aa86 of debt. She looked b84c973b82 more like 2e999d2393 someone who 51224cd489 belonged in f904f3d6ec a VVIP ae788ea648 lounge at 796e00ed2b a high-end 4ea69f98bb department store. Moreover, she didn’t 9186dc0e4d look very old, 55c1c808e8 perhaps because she 93a47513d2 married early. At most, she 29a4f9a7e0 looked thirty-five, possibly 7cdd35a27d the same age bd5bc58feb as Cheon Sejoo.59b9be2dedb02b0c

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“How about sleeping? Where have you been sleeping? Did you have any money left? Did you sleep in a sauna? You didn’t skip school, did you?”f8d63d0c35a71950

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Her thin dry hand constantly stroked Sejin’s cheeks and hair. She checked his body for any injuries and, with tear-filled eyes, hugged Sejin tightly again.4b0f6f6766fb2661

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“I went to school… and I slept at someone’s house… I was a bit indebted to them.”9f29f5026b5907b0

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Kwon Sejin lied without batting an eye. He even identified the person in question while the person was in the same room. Cheon Sejoo smirked inwardly and shook his head. Just then, Sejin’s mother, with a worried face, pushed Sejin away and asked,85925f7db80962e8

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“Who? Who let you stay? A friend? You don’t have friends. You weren’t helped by some strange person, right? They didn’t demand anything from you for letting you stay, did they?”0a5b60340f12538c

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It seemed like Kwon Sejin’s suspicion and wariness stemmed from his mother. Considering the hardships faced by a life blessed with nothing but a pretty face, it was understandable. She probably instilled this wariness in Sejin, who resembled her, to prevent him from experiencing the hardships she had faced.e34393c21cca6b5c

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“No, they just helped me without asking for anything in return. That person over there…”98c8d58fb975812e

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He thought he 6b76072dbf would pretend not b9d238c809 to know until 465bea9e66 the end, but 48e1830e32 Kwon Sejin hesitated b30f77527c and turned his 63b6a32816 head to point a069f43dac at Cheon Sejoo. He had 6c52d388f4 been staring 39d2f6965f at his 2918a3108a phone with 88c599ff23 his chin dc2b050647 resting on 7d2445c68e his hand, 0af152d124 but when f5f95fd5f0 he felt 451e0ad3b1 the gaze 0fc0c81dd3 directed at ac1410f45f him, he 9edfecceeb raised his a8fbca0db7 head. Then, he made a c3430e6baa brief eye contact with d9f6707952 Kim Hyunkyung and gave 6bd6374499 her a slight nod.44d69f11918254e2

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Kim Hyunkyung examined Cheon 46b3df8d72 Sejoo with a scrutinizing 38a00462d8 gaze. Although she e88d6e20ab felt grateful 5e9d655b9c for him 9560d7409a taking care 6ca8b0c63e of her a203e5499a son, she 9da277615a also felt 3ec1b526a0 wary, wondering 9ef387cf6d why he 9a2b0bb2a9 would help a18827da11 without any eb2879e082 apparent reason. Despite having an appearance 2f30e43609 and personality similar to c63b5da841 Sejin’s, she still knew 4a5d97469c how to show manners. Kim Hyunkyung quickly f540a6f1f4 got up from 782d75c1ed her seat and 4d031439d0 bowed deeply to 621bc7d668 greet him.98bc7ec1e6ed3158

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“Thank you for taking care of Sejin, sir. He must have been sensitive because he was going through puberty. He might lack manners, but he’s not a bad kid. Thank you for helping him.”2722477a44c6d789

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“Ah… yes.”535d6a8ba52556f4

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Even Sejoo 05663f6474 was at 15f04b9700 a loss 7e033b6018 for words d2386917b0 at her c63786e457 cold, yet 576d937069 honest evaluation 22414f3b61 of her c08a0c302b own son. He nodded awkwardly, and 6c097b23d3 she smiled with the 3ffb5a5b85 corners of her lips 2703748792 raised and slapped her b0d7fff178 son’s thigh.397a61933293b901

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“Kwon Sejin. How can you refer 36f75c076c to someone who helped b364d25438 you as ‘that person’? He doesn’t seem much b6f2f74de5 older than you, so 74c7a314ef call himhyung…”768afd2f0abbb749

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 [T/N: hyung – older brother]

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“Hyung, my foot.”d3ff26dc86b3ef50

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At her words, Kwon Sejin reverted to the sulky tone Cheon Sejoo was familiar with. Cheon Sejoo chuckled and met Sejin’s gaze before standing up. It was the perfect time to leave. Staying would only hinder their mother-son reunion. It seemed better to step outside and have a cigarette. He also had some errands to run.f9bcc9ca0a853982

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“Please feel free 2d8db0b5b6 to continue your bd62af1e44 conversation.”b5ac073d6558da16

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With a slight smile, ba1987f405 Cheon Sejoo excused himself, 8e37b098a3 put on his shoes, 877a0c20e4 and stepped outside the 528d2dc867 staff quarters. Before searching 0fd4c9c69c for the fcaa7a02ad manager for e6e5f2d0bd his errand, e1bf5c3566 he perched 03889778ef on the f3a44d26c1 stone wall 1521df3da9 where an ce2aac324a ashtray was 4537e1453c placed and 3949be3092 leisurely smoked ab2372a197 a cigarette. Then, he called Moon 8fdcdec17d Sunhyuk, who had left 7be75d0e53 him a message.df3d9887bacfc415

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-“Yes, sir.”f20d95a7981273b6

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“Hey. Did you find him?”65b84b2c006c4901

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-“Yes, we caught him in Incheon. We’re bringing him in now.”89061d8fd59cbeb1

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“Good job. Take him to the workshop.”f324f3cb218465dd

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As the company became ed4078eb44 more corporatized, there were ef8eb9d7a4 fewer occasions to engage 760f15a9f6 in brawls, but DG, e2544ffbff the company he belonged fda6bdab40 to, was still fundamentally 2af088ad53 based on organized crime. The history of Daegam 7460d95b4d Construction, which had elevated 9ebb565d0c DG to its current 079a1d685d stature, was a history 93f715a7f4 written in blood. One could say 84f3a29d79 that the DG 0a6379dcfc headquarters, worth hundreds a7caf92f71 of billions of d9fd49ad68 won, was built b3de603a3b atop a mountain 9a3006cc1e of corpses from e56fc797c2 its members.cfe2b4865657ecff

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Over time, subsidiaries like DG Construction, DG O&M, and DG Entertainment have largely shed their organized crime identities, however, there were still many underground businesses run by DG, including loan shark operations like Shinsa Capital and clubs dealing in drugs.02c86e724d450e71

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Cheon Sejoo and his team, acting under Shin Gyoyeon’s orders, primarily dealt with incidents in these shady businesses. Recently, they had been investigating a methamphetamine (crystal) theft from a club. The results came out in two days after tracking down the delivery man who ran away with the drugs. Now that they had caught the culprit, it was time to find out why he did it.32d1a8b808374840

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It seemed likely there 2b8c4d04e1 would be some bloodshed 79964c2986 today.658299e8efe221bd

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