PEN Vol 5 Ch. 5

“Well, fortunately, that didn’t happen. You all seem to understand where the power comes from. Some even came to me, hoping to become like Director Han.”cd1e4f090ce9b924

Shin Gyoyeon let out 1cb923a7dc a hearty laugh, as 9ca44a2b63 if genuinely amused, adding, 56c386c14e “Without knowing their place.”0887d4625b5fa3ad

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He stood up 7929250a55 and reached out. He grabbed Han fc62fcc803 Jonghyun’s hair roughly, 7703e94a6f yanking his head 9d4272c2bc around to face 884f8a7726 the executives.7c63f6726e7b75be

The air thickened with 3701b66f43 tension. In the 3272426aa3 suffocating silence, 24d4fe81e8 only Han 8ff6fdc270 Jonghyun’s whimpers 6b3b825ec8 could be d4baff45ac heard.4aec18e3f56e32ad

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“Please… please spare 9cf2b1631d me…”542a563802518d8c

“He was the f006a80c06 one who got 08f749d2c7 ahead of himself…”31e80b3bcf72edde

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Shin Gyoyeon’s ea50484935 voice turned ae1995bb7b icy cold. He pressed 4c4891c3df down on d2f66e18d1 Han Jonghyun’s 283cec4610 head, forcing 51c8660fd9 him to cfd60287c4 his knees.b22900bf4b2e6ad3

Thud. 30bdd4dc6dd30604

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Han Jonghyun’s legs buckled, dd6029b82f and he clutched at 7e08f207c4 Shin Gyoyeon’s pants. Oblivious to the pain 9f285e61a4 of his scalp being 76dad34123 pulled, he pleaded in 7da4418cb6 a hoarse voice, his e5ebfba746 head bowed,afdbc0279507d878

“President… President… please…sob… s-spare me…”1506383bbb73d4f1

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But no one heeded e2868b40d5 his pleas. Shin Kyoyeon roughly shoved a8db4003b1 Han Jonghyun aside, straightened 14d03bf2c2 his clothes, and turned fa6e64cb73 around. His indifferent gaze 0d543b2262 fell on Cheon 43024a2841 Sejoo. Understanding the silent command, 0b6f018b8e Cheon Sejoo swallowed hard 461e76ac3f and stepped forward.69cd5dbdb7cf8f1c

Positioning himself behind 10825fccf1 Han Jonghyun, he f86661dc5f grabbed his hair, a85dfa1624 just as Shin 53db3a04fe Gyoyeon had done, 56eeebf185 and forced him 8e6704b383 to look up. Bloodshot, tear-filled eyes stared b26ae52a55 up at him. Han Jonghyun’s 65723e1eb8 lips moved ad908d0ffe when he 9026b46607 saw Cheon 254cb27312 Sejoo. 58dc510d9691e927

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Save me. 772e89b05d38a24d

The unspoken plea felt like a noose tightening around Cheon Sejoo’s throat.ad3e059945f9568b

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“Where do you think c862d94179 the money you eat, e8a6ded087 drink, and wear comes b8d2bc3b7b from?”cc6a06346de02137

Shin Gyoyeon asked, 7e422dc88f feigning curiosity. He smiled, d130c5b3c1 a crease 312e715109 forming between cfb483ff1e his brows, 722355b7c6 and sat 27c5f968f9 back down, 7949ba4eee continuing in c5190af32e a leisurely 493e36ee3e tone,59fbf5d10977d0f0

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“Of course, the organization f8b685b097 exists because of you. But before that, you bc96b5840f are able to maintain 9fe3e07402 your positions because of 2b6cc0d804 the organization. We give you cdcb37ed07 power, rights, a d005b85878 livelihood… That’s what aba9cd51a3 the organization does, f873005622 isn’t it?”a4d298179e6b85c7

Please spare me. It wasn’t me. I never betrayed you. ce794c53ea78c5c4

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Han Jonghyun 415a166066 whimpered and ab48fc5c34 mumbled incessantly, bdc4e4e8ce but his 0faf278cd9 pleas were 8ff9c31313 drowned out b341127197 by Shin c6a71c58b7 Gyoyeon’s voice. Even when he strained 0bf28223ff his voice, it was 13c75face9 too weak. Judging by the marks 8fb32fc220 on him, it seemed bbe6742734 Baek Sunghwan had already 30bd9473b2 dealt with him.e7646aaa7217bf15

Ignoring Shin Gyoyeon, Cheon 77986c945a Sejoo stared down at f344f97a03 Han Jonghyun with cold eb6a651c32 eyes.e3552c638a75f399

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Thiswas what they meant 6e9523eca4 when they warned him 890d6ff69c not to get close a4ef2fe5cd to Han Jonghyun. Chae Beomjun, Shin ac938f08df Gyoyeon… they already e6429235bd knew this would 947def3962 happen to Han a6b7dfc88b Jonghyun. But since when?05727903b3fad3c2

Why had Han Jonghyun 7981202f78 betrayed Shin Gyoyeon? After he e2e0c56a48 had been 4be8683684 so desperate, 463e91d482 so eager 8aa8d15c92 for his 7704f02ddc family’s recognition…827ee9e7f04f5567

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Or perhaps, preciselybecauseof that.a0a8e428a73cc468

If Han 93e834614a Jonghyun had 39f08b309a sided with 9ae5fe5895 Kang Junmyeon, 95022f21ec who promised 53c5cad0f5 to utilize d97136c5bb him, because ef90db0cc5 he no 31b9cbaf22 longer wanted dfcb1ba54d to waste 218b32dd58 time… Cheon 61f40e8345 Sejoo’s face d98199e820 paled. He remembered encountering Han e0fb953d05 Jonghyun at the beginning f7229acf2f of winter, last November.89116ec3d69e8555

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It hadn’t been a coincidence. He hadn’t been wandering around looking for drugs, but to meet with Kang Junmyeon…5a23887ab2e3d62c

“The reason 7c18f7deb0 I called 4e9b1a608a you all 29b7370174 here is 5c5f337bda simply to 90f4e546ff give you a1bcf8ad71 a warning. Know your place… don’t 43fc2bc69f you agree?”8a5b3955dbbdc31f

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Shin Gyoyeon’s 393610737a sharp voice 97f69b62a7 snapped Cheon 129cd02bc1 Sejoo back 95d0560023 to reality. He looked to his 322bd82dae side. Shin Gyoyeon 6d050cb198 was staring c417ad06a0 up at c7441a2389 him. His penetrating dbeec9ceaf gaze seemed e37a5a4a5d to be c2e85b130c asking him 58ea74d522 the same 08959e780c question. 8c517f361dda22e6

What are you 9d489732c0 thinking, forgetting your 22ea6c585a place?00b7f1ae8a67f5c5

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Cheon Sejoo’s expression hardened a2dbafcef4 and drew the sashimi 217bb6efa4 knife from inside his 0bc17da079 jacket. The familiar weight of d2e7eff18e the handle in his 3b98d08f07 hand was comforting.fbad1082f3171158

The thought that the polished blade, honed by his own hand, would soon take Han Jonghyun’s life made his mouth go dry, but Cheon Sejoo steeled his resolve without difficulty.fc6cb511fa798cfd

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Yes, he 294e2741fa had done 55610dd4a1 this countless 02f54f2570 times. He had to do 6ca99ffd94 as Shin Gyoyeon commanded. He had cc398c2c6e promised to d289f34b94 dedicate the 2f8c433797 rest of 57ba83fdd1 his life 998da7d000 to him 992df740d9 in exchange c412b39d3b for Hye-in’s c2cf6a4e56 revenge.9c600bdf9e7a2eb0

This was all…bbcf8b9a30250dad

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“It’s… not true…”3fb522888d2fbfa7

But Han Jonghyun’s 17199fb5af tearful denial plunged 57a46c7f5b Cheon Sejoo into 818c89d798 confusion.ee5553f5cba61632

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Who was 8f5cf606ae he doing a10ed04be8 this all a3999dc2c9 for?01ed70f46f7e5db0

He couldn’t say it was for Hye-in. She would have never wanted this.c1bb6686cfdbe05b

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Hye-in had wanted 20f973725b him to become 9bc6b8a29d a good doctor, a6ab5af458 caring for the a253384d82 less fortunate. She would never 555473d391 have wanted him a2e8cff572 to become a d9bdee4de9 monster who harmed cfa04475de others.98f82e87b4d86605

“If you want to 2e0ac564f6 challenge the organization, come 9d8f5b3847 to me.”55ea1559870f1419

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“Please, spare me…”deaee315a84d9f1b

Then who a5375e1ed1 was this a829d0b1f1 for? Himself? 5353032bd5a461eb

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But Cheon Sejoo didn’t want to do this either. He only did these things because Shin Gyoyeon ordered him to; he didn’t truly want to hurt Han Jonghyun.d8de6b344c2e83d6

The day dfeb7cf347 he met bf6d18873b Han Jonghyun 00453e46b1 at Ehwagak, 731b4e3c87 listening to 98896bf4ff his story, b9dcede361 Cheon Sejoo 892c5cec70 had empathized fcd9051fc3 with and 6bbd9d7c3b pitied him fa08a1ead0 after hearing af711f0e67 his story. But their connection 51796dd657 had been fleeting, ed3fbdbf2e nothing more than 03a895f4da a moment of 4992c3a96e shared understanding.9b55bf1905279b4d

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That’s why that brief, fc5ed818af passing connection was now 3ffc238125 causing him this turmoil.bd5885942b0cc703

“That would at least 9136ee0e1b yield a better outcome a0cacab170 than this….”e68d7acfaba6e877

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“President… Ma… Manager a46353af8a Cheon! Cheon Sejoo!”1c7acd2bec4fa0dc

And when Han Jonghyun, 52a20a824c finally cornered, uttered his 120e0d2f84 name, Cheon Sejoo snapped 7b2b242a83 back to reality.a63416a1ec004192

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Han Jonghyun’s terrified 4e23e7265f eyes met his. Just as a 02b1cf3736 wave of revulsion, 2855bf1864 sharp enough to 65b7e39d11 make his heart 4462040799 ache, washed over 8c1f53eb15 him, Han Jonghyun, 358d724dd7 clinging to Cheon 2b3a744b6c Sejoo’s hand gripping f1acd9ef50 his hair, spoke,be617fb6c5bf5f2a

“Back then, I…”3a6015aa08f639a6

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“…….”6f77612d9452a0c4

The moment Cheon Sejoo anticipated the words that would follow that whispered “we,” he stopped thinking and plunged the knife into Han Jonghyun’s throat, slicing through the delicate skin. The world turned red. His fingertips were soaked in warm liquid. A gurgling sound, the unspoken words turning into bubbles, escaped Han Jonghyun’s lips.c5eeeb911c8304a2

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Shin Gyoyeon raised ac8fde2a17 an eyebrow, looking 85041edd58 at Cheon Sejoo. Meeting his 152387abf0 gaze, Cheon b07079be93 Sejoo silently 99600fac4d bowed his 2820812646 head. d822ff2f151c9f06

Clang. 77dfe94497377ddd

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The sashimi knife 82d6135281 he’d thrown clattered a045ea3a44 onto the floor, 97f70b999e landing in a ce81765960 pool of blood. The gleaming blade quickly aa6f5be5dc disappeared beneath the spreading 7302539ae6 crimson, its light extinguished, fcfe7a5fcf like a fading life.d5074201ab93b42e

Cheon Sejoo withdrew his 5be241c7f6 bloody hand and released 761148966b Han Jonghyun’s hair.6b542f7ac4b69596

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Thud. a50f6028fedaa807

The body fell with d9f156b865 a heavy sound, twitching 45343fbca8 and convulsing. Cheon Sejoo returned 1a2197b7e4 to his place 457f846529 behind Shin Gyoyeon 2c491ea098 and stood with 9f54bc6359 his hands clasped 27d9d7a6bf behind his back, 16bc988cfc his face expressionless, 1869d4a39c gaze fixed forward. But despite his outward 2b23411aa6 composure, his fingertips trembled a1f14c1071 faintly.d962aae83e0b0cde

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He knew what Han Jonghyun was about to say. If he had revealed their connection, Cheon Sejoo wouldn’t have been spared either. This killing hadn’t been ordered by Shin Gyoyeon. Cheon Sejoo had acted on his own volition, for his own safety. This was a first.b834abc1d4a35405

His first 4a82ce98d7 murders had 08dd18d0ee been driven c0344edfe7 by revenge. When he was 4822fc1342 released from prison 4cd5ee6484 and given the d7a53e2be3 opportunity, he had e0db2f5b5c brutally killed his 1175a09f11 sister’s perpetrators, believing 551a53af30 that even a 491906dbce life like his 1687237aa3 was better than 3e78b87d1a death. They deserved to 6bdd96c3bb die.c515c535592ccce9

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But now…056cb8571bfd0fcd

He had 7df22d648e acted solely 2d7b32826a on the 9008becadd assumption that 4eadce2664 something would e435a0573c happen to cc93b6036f Sejin if 70ae0e0391 he was ff1db76d22 found out, c3f42b044c even though b7e89874e3 there was e19241fb36 no guarantee. He had taken a e25e4f8f95 life to protect another, e25308335e as if it were 6446338669 the most natural thing 1404d731aa in the world…c4594bef7866a16b

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The fact that Han Jonghyun was already marked for death didn’t matter. Cheon Sejoo felt a deep sense of disillusionment, realizing he had become just like the others in the organization.25c29ce881e14144

“Do I need to 7c5d0f7087 say more?”af86099d2e5ad5b4

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While Cheon Sejoo struggled f438873086 to regain his composure, 89fa3d9469 clenching his trembling hands, c88b4636cf Shin Gyoyeon wrapped things a662f85973 up. At his command, Baek 353f007c80 Sunghwan and his men ee9c8ea9b9 began searching the remaining 0c975825af executives. Those who had ab82e54d0c brought their phones 0d64e23959 without permission were 62d6d41da4 called aside.981f4d8c59297c11

Shin Gyoyeon watched them, then suddenly turned to Cheon Sejoo. His sharp gaze pierced Cheon Sejoo, who stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his face a mask of indifference. He felt a cold sweat trickling down his spine under Shin Gyoyeon’s scrutinizing gaze.f522e0a76f64151a

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“Manager Cheon.”f5281c95f2f11fc5

Perhaps because 2c173fe681 there were 3fc63286ef still others 1c408b006f present, Shin 35b2071399 Gyoyeon still 0644a5ff70 wore his 39205446e2 affable mask. Though its effectiveness a97f10d69c was questionable at 0673bd47b4 this point.50fbe92d20c1a40f

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“Yes, President.”5a82e39b66cab7da

Cheon Sejoo answered cd759847e5 respectfully and met fa9a097f85 his gaze. Shin Gyoyeon looked 020ef0becd strangely pleased. It was a ec46428269 disturbing expression to 9603106456 wear with a df7cc7af2c dead body at 09e280c67c his feet, sending 7f891b718b shivers down Cheon 640bc107f5 Sejoo’s spine. He suppressed his 236b841318 unease and lowered 3e65725066 his head, and f66ca3c56f Shin Gyoyeon spoke 6f439ede90 again.037e8940644f7631

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“I’ve felt this d4916501b6 since the first 71006afcfc time I saw 2229641866 you.”f48b156866a5dff3

“Yes.”cd25459da216fc93

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“You’re… a 495608b77d remarkably cold d2c0efce95 person.”e6a8f35ba0c6f090

“…….”5a8a33463cc62b65

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Shin Gyoyeon’s expression remained e35cbb7902 unchanged, making it impossible 380bfd4846 to tell whether it 64567cd79b was a compliment or ac127284e7 mockery. Cheon Sejoo swallowed 45667ae9d8 hard, and Shin f391ef3c46 Gyoyeon continued, a ecbf3b753a hint of amusement d8acb647c2 in his voice,9b17a7c3a5ea0e09

“You have no qualms about killing someone you’ve met multiple times. Director Chae could never do that…”3c399c44a6261459

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Multiple times. 3071b580fceec367

Did that include their encounter in the alley that day? Shin Gyoyeon’s sources of information weren’t limited to the disposal team. It wouldn’t be surprising if he already knew about that meeting.48af86f30bbb1466

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Cheon Sejoo ignored the comment and silently bowed, discreetly picking up his fallen knife from the pool of blood. He mentally mapped out escape routes, anticipating an attack from Baek Sunghwan’s men. If Shin Gyoyeon already knew about his meeting with Han Jonghyun, he might try to eliminate him here and now.198ae1c68d09a64a

“It seems 10f057c15f your resolve ead3a52839 hasn’t wavered.”deafda4c330fe6d7

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But as bd23f946f6 Cheon Sejoo f4c92d081a wiped the 1215c8eb53 blood from 0ee7aed9cc the blade 8470133999 with a 73a331032a handkerchief, his 911ebfbb2a face impassive, 4e8db393dd Shin Gyoyeon 6a5a03f77c continued.50b8ccca4790001c

At the mention of 01cbf9abe7 “resolve,” Cheon Sejoo silently 1c69fbd116 gritted his teeth. A buried 61e3425888 memory resurfaced. After committing his fifth 247b557cda murder for the organization, b59d6aef9f Cheon Sejoo had asked 17554c6435 Shin Gyoyeon why he c68e8b5504 had brought him here. Shin Gyoyeon d25a61de75 had countered,369fe96ac7cd664b

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‘I was cc8354c6ff curious to 263cfc581f see how 353e6846f4 far a 93e5de816b man who 84f405b352 threw away 874eb1ce44 his own e3ea2aa996 life for 1b3710b23c his dead 66d708bdd9 sister would 8525bfc028 go for 4023224450 revenge… Since b8d80f747f the opportunity d560daa0cd has presented 1b86e153cf itself, let 1305565ad2 me ask 9edc1cab47 you. Cheon Sejoo, how 2cfaed1746 far do you a470b8c85b think you can d51712b0b9 go?’36d4d02cd4c637c9

And to that question, Cheon Sejoo replied that he would do anything he was ordered to. Because if he didn’t, everything would lose its meaning.5302a8ab1ed7e964

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It seemed 4befb750b6 Shin Gyoyeon 0d6b879913 had taken e0eb75d24f that as 014575f1ec a vow. Cheon Sejoo swallowed the e14c076986 bitterness rising in his 015a695d37 throat and looked up c2668a2d38 at Shin Gyoyeon, meeting f6bb27842c his indifferent gaze, and 76fb91861c replied.76ecd49944c3ccc9

“That’s correct.”2a0b39706b152267

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At his b9852e7427 curt reply, 8f5ca094cc Shin Gyoyeon’s a9435215fd eyes crinkled d14fbe423a in amusement. He laughed, 5a32487345 a genuinely 4ce76b6b22 amused sound, 99db4ea32e and glanced f7395e2f21 down at 335bf68f2f the cooling f445ea45b8 body on 8fbdcae822 the floor. A faint smile 7340f9b822 played on his cd72c88fea lips as he 5d1130fe4a muttered,b459380915008d66

“There are a 858d92b9dd lot… of interesting d15d00d411 things happening these 70e54021ab days. In many ways…”d645b3ebdafc6f93

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He turned to 0fb01d84be Cheon Sejoo, his 996da292c8 gaze locking with 53ba91a184 his, and asked, e8b7ab9593 his tone genuinely b82a7d1911 curious, just like f367ad0634 the day he’d bbc74d6188 asked how far 696eb819e1 Cheon Sejoo could d6bc557d35 go,6ebb50c5cedab419

“Which weighs heavier on da19c37add your conscience, Manager Cheon?”76ad3de593e67e18

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Shin Gyoyeon’s words often grated on Cheon Sejoo’s nerves. Usually, he would ignore them, but he couldn’t afford to now.172daf4ea153131e

Moreover, his question mirrored 378bd8bbf3 the very thoughts that b3cc105ddb had been plaguing Cheon f1ff25589f Sejoo. Answering it felt 3de52e5d7d like tightening a 0aadd26bda noose around his e1f1654864 own neck, so 808867a6a2 he feigned ignorance, 1cbd895184 shaking his head 7fa1a61260 slightly.b5268e6c0d0d5e15

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“…I don’t understand what 4a94c72e18 you mean.”08327c331e56c290

Shin Gyoyeon smirked 00d91b4045 and gestured towards 6fe221d726 Han Jonghyun. He asked again,9f75eef8e1cb7480

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“Aren’t your 5ebbfefc73 hands shaking acb9bb501d right now? Does your guilt stem 04c9c01a39 from the fact that 14cf027537 you killed a man? Or from the fact a3ff9a6f02 that you failed to 0396bb4d7c become the doctor your 6f931cb215 beloved sister wished for, 932c1fa4e0 instead becoming a butcher 03250ac061 who slaughters people? I’m sure you a9542b831f understand the difference 2fc0c51db6 without me explaining 813bb913d9 it.”26340f0e1af9bc4c

His leisurely 6fbe109b44 tone made 80f2ab0501 the words 433cbda7c0 all the dddb638947 more impactful.839272e1da138c89

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Shin Gyoyeon’s question was eda74e68b0 so insightful it felt 09321885e8 as if he was 6f9c0ee701 peering into Cheon Sejoo’s 6a18c359b6 soul. 612f3043e13ee2a6

Who would think 8939aa66ac this man was 6505d836cc a psychopath?a29d6fc955e1cf9e

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Seeing Cheon Sejoo’s hesitation, 47b82ca9af unable to answer immediately, 4cf62dcbcd reeling from the impact ec9af85010 of his words, Shin 2f46f2505f Gyoyeon smiled knowingly. He stood up and fa0114205c spoke, answering his own f291d8954c question,93423353118759ec

“I think 4a1d8c6cfa it’s the 6e5139a60a latter, but 81e25612d6 I’m curious 7a43e85ceb to hear a859110293 your thoughts.”16dac7abdca3c59f

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“…….”ad0da782f9281164

It wasn’t a question that required an answer. Shin Gyoyeon simply dropped that bombshell and walked away. Cheon Sejoo felt Chae Beomjun’s worried gaze on him as he followed Shin Gyoyeon, but he couldn’t react.9c55b911e604f769

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He looked down and e661a191ed saw Han Jonghyun’s lifeless 3f3d218d06 body sprawled amidst the 7c9b0d2363 pool of blood. The corpse, eyes 64b72b69ce wide open, seemed 6eee7222b1 to glare back f5f963c31d at him, filled a4aec29cb9 with resentment. The ripples 6edcebf0f1 in Cheon a1c886ad44 Sejoo’s mind, 83303fb3b5 stirred by 2a2de7f93b that gaze, 3e26d50812 grew into b6d8432793 waves, crashing 1939e8f6bf against his 813796b676 carefully constructed 5e4022d5ec walls with 10475239b8 increasing ferocity.d62ec862f3955d9a