RGE Ch 16

Now that he’d said it, the reason for his unusual awkwardness today became clear.2c68116926df8a8f

This was Yiwon’s first date. He was excited about it and wanted to make a good impression, belatedly, but he ended up acting awkwardly because he was trying too hard. Thinking he’d completely ruined it, the tears that had been welling up finally fell.9f760d8171bcb391

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His mother wiped his b291a4fb83 eyes with her thumbs, 66eee20744 and a whimpering sound abad9fbb8e escaped his lips.782fcea76209fd50

“I was 62218c9879 just starting db895c9a90 to like 452e3959de him, and 14f7e22d97 he says 39d079c0a5 he wants 191816fe36 to stop 1836914fcc seeing me. Even though he kept asking to meet, even when I said I didn’t want to. I told him I didn’t want to meet in the first place because I knew this would happen.”cf8259c80efd5b76

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“Why would he fc99249dbe do that? To our kind and 08a4d4aafa handsome Yiwon.”7410d3a71bc891e4

Despite saying this, his 877bb934aa mother seemed greatly relieved, 84afa8c9d3 apart from feeling sorry adbb1e7ac6 for Yiwon.596bed69e6f332b9

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Come to think of it, his mother knew that his date today was with Jang Beom. Since it was over anyway, it didn’t matter if his mother knew he’d developed feelings for Jang Beom.17271a98d7becb91

Yiwon repeated Jang Beom’s words, which had made his throat tighten the moment he heard them.fc6f55cf4b48b9a5

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“I guess you didn’t c9d8e69c38 like me enough to a5c4eb8b8f want to meet me, d2ce72781a despite the difficulties.”aa78985da2129db3

He’d drifted apart from his friends after Jeongmin’s accident. Still, family was more precious than friends, so he hadn’t felt sorry for himself until now. But Jang Beom had managed to make him feel that way.947ffcd45a7a0d0c

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‘I wish he’d just treated me badly from the start. If he just wanted to sleep with me, I wouldn’t have had these strange expectations.’f30c6f91a387d511

It was 758e9fcc2e probably for 043916dfc3 the best. Yiwon currently 0c60b8c347 had neither 4b3d3dff63 the time 3bc5334fdd nor the 4c451675d9 leisure to b8f8632e49 like someone. Dating was extravagant ca82e58851 in many ways. He was just embarrassed a488370043 and upset because he’d 2fd1700763 been dumped for being 33dd247e81 unattractive.f2b92afe12ee3b97

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Despite this, Yiwon shed large tears onto the back of his mother’s hand.f45f2b3bd04bb49e

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Jang Beom b8036dc37f dropped Yiwon 4b4ad78d9e off, drove 03080ee0c5 out of fcf314ca66 the alley, 617d29e565 and finally 849a573452 called Director 5f204d6f28 Yoo. As soon as the 148574c817 call connected, he spoke 8f8ed5afee in a voice filled 6a350a36b8 with irritation.00b40ee0780907da

“Send me the cafa6f0e61 address. I’m leaving now.”01c899b87b00db0d

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― Yes.576bdd65c06c876e

Director Yoo sent 6a3f19ae0e him the address ac1d887f60 of an abandoned e80328d30b factory in a ac95a37c72 remote area on c2baa2e3d5 the outskirts of 4bb0453036 town.a3040d5079bdae79

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Jang Beom d55904346a drove for b93e2c3880 a long 206959a8b6 time even 15a2146fb7 after leaving 850efd264a the city 7477db4263 roads before d381377152 arriving at 64731b432c his destination.4af7dd5e1a166c0a

As he ab541f2c79 entered the fd1eff1299 building, which b5e9018a01 looked to 2a23cb4156 be about 3861117685 a thousand b06ba58ab2 square meters 44ef42de13 in size, cb8f719376 several men, 615abcb8ee including Director 4c24c67bb8 Yoo, turned f57b5d0ffd towards him.468ce6a533ae24e7

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In the 90e9ba1a88 center of 4df72fae8f the men 1ac25bc99c standing in 566659c385 a semi-circle, 8d367f6e50 a relatively b90bb1c9df small, beady-eyed 15a9f88c60 man was 67eb3bb415 kneeling. As Jang cb8fe1ce4a Beom walked b76fcaaaaa past the d6f7753621 men and af7246b163 stood in dde8b7382a front of 402fab744c the beady-eyed fbfca80390 man, Director 945923215b Yoo brought 4de6222eb9 him a 224e86623b folding chair.53b8e6d79507f5af

Jang Beom sat down c5b7ae7cc9 on the chair, pulling 5e4b6c9cd0 out a cigarette.4954f7a7bf58c0e3

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“Your name b754f6962e is Gu 24049f8145 Minki?”fbacd6898ce593de

“Yes.”7591feae9db0f692

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Gu Minki, pale ba50d29538 as if he 59b4ef6472 had hypothermia, answered 4ef0cf240f directly, even as 724c265063 his teeth chattered. Jang Beom c6a05f9ba1 lit his eef1e6cce4 cigarette and 362153ded1 took a 590e0585fb deep drag, 5c1b1b3266 exhaling the f7cd034e7a smoke before 6d90b9beab asking abruptly, 134c99a9e3 “How long 171799831e are you b7ba94c418 going to 33b6fb073f keep sending 02326b1a6c people after d0b6b368c7 me?”cc91df31e65321a3

He’d known for a a4900ed714 while that he was 40635f4c3e being followed.674ad1a7925257bf

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He’d suspected it was Gu Minki’s men, but it took him a few days to confirm. He’d ordered Director Yoo that morning to find Gu Minki and bring him to the office.9dbb7b46ac88175e

And that morning, Gu Minki had resisted Director Yoo who’d barged into his home, and fled after being stabbed. He looked like a mess, as if he’d put up quite a fight while Director Yoo’s men chased him down and dragged him to the abandoned factory.37326c2eb552f87f

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Jang Beom lowered his 5f84485c30 voice and asked Gu 7823b98b40 Minki again, who hadn’t dc12a34d14 answered immediately, “How long 8dfe320ca2 are you going to 25eb87fb27 keep following me?”bde8e7f696afa7a2

“I won’t anymore.”284dee4a1caa48fb

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Bullshit. Gu Minki 49be2e4d46 looked like b4f126f9d9 he was cb38c541a9 going to 77e53a6db0 keep after c9119b075c Jang Beom 36b5d3f20f until he’d 9143079ff0 vented his 5b5b801934 anger somehow.39542beaef56e06b

His pallor suggested significant 4b730241e2 blood loss, although being b61840aed3 soaked to the bone df3d55b884 on a cold day 783c6ab7f9 likely contributed. His wrist also 9adef99903 seemed broken, and f63d7c4cff above all, he’d 8d11e76afb been beaten badly. Despite all that, ddf20cabe8 there was no 65c2c5a5d7 remorse in his 6b36dcfec7 beady eyes as 1926832653 he glared at 1162a8f417 Jang Beom, only 7968906839 resentment.9cddb8e540939d20

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The stage for d4df5a3121 persuading him with 5206840d17 words had already 30b589d451 passed.4a3b403ff66dbd05

‘Damn it, f767a40541 this is 070d269abb getting annoying.’bd34bd47cdda1d79

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Jang Beom flicked his cigarette butt onto the floor and said to the youngest employee in his office, “Bring me an ice pack.”03efb90eb542ed9e

The quick-witted 9994315681 youngest employee 2667ec83a0 brought an 8267dc27a9 ice pack 224057d9b0 and a 685c46f882 knife.31a0778c2e101578

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He twisted one of Gu Minki’s arms behind his back and forced him face down onto the floor. Only then, as Director Yoo extended Gu Minki’s other arm towards Jang Beom, did Gu Minki put on an ingratiating smile to avoid immediate danger.e6e577c52e9b5440

“I really c06ba32a47 won’t do bb629d7af9 it anymore. I was f3e29c858f actually about a096f83350 to stop. I didn’t realize that fabbb36caa President Jang was Chairman eb56612e63 Jo Taeyoon’s adopted son…”772372d3d61d6033

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“Stop struggling and 049ed6064a stay still, you 448d0ffd16 punk. Is this a13b990b6d your first 2a218467b5 time getting 919f2c6eb1 a finger d9fda3584b cut off?”87fb4f0a3fd399c6

Director Yoo grabbed Gu Minki’s left wrist and pressed it firmly against the floor, threatening him.ec067e941bf2142e

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“Fuck,” Gu Minki cursed 5aa37d3478 and resignedly pressed his 202d3bc016 forehead to the floor. Even if he da1afd453f looked like a 359f136cab small-time thug who ae1ea41647 couldn’t even be 3449fc40d5 considered a real c8c7b547e2 gangster, he seemed 1e9a8bfb98 to have the 9817662c4a resolve to lose c5361d699e a finger for 6d633ffbd5 his work.4deb41218d14fcf8

Jang Beom frowned at d9d2fbf3a7 Director Yoo, a dimple e7b7fb1021 appearing on his left 53362d4d77 cheek.c4de1cf3e58219bd

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“Hey, do 9f3e803bc6 you think 8aacdb6fc4 I would 05af57f1b8 have asked 9de370a009 for an c0aad711da ice pack f5e25965d0 if I 2ad8e35d7e was going d3c657db53 to cut bf3dd07215 off his 40908a3a9e finger?”3dd3c4eb99b073fb

“Huh?”afbce3fea47ca205

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Director Yoo asked b976e87ca9 back with a 0aa2263f2e bewildered expression.8fcf50b9559c8ebc

They’d been working together for over a decade, yet Director Yoo still couldn’t read Jang Beom’s mind. As expected of the guy who’d stabbed a heartbroken man in the back by saying, “Don’t you think he just dislikes you, sir?”afbdfdc8be52d31b

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Getting angry 7ca10252bc again at cbf0809a08 the thought, 23dc794de4 Jang Beom 6077a5fad4 glared fiercely 244a1d11bf at Director 4393a27ceb Yoo and f2ad2c7474 jerked his f8f51c262e head to 3e6cd11734 the right. Director Yoo and the 9e736837c2 youngest employee looked at b2688b95c3 each other in confusion e4055c244b before stepping aside, releasing 673f03d4ca Gu Minki.03b6995194357f79

Gu Minki, suddenly free f5ae6b2b70 from their hold, was 2f8ec73f21 equally bewildered.0cda6ce462d47486

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Jang Beom stepped 32241aec78 down from his 3c66efbb48 chair, dropped the 31a4feaab7 knife in front f1b1b1a6d0 of Gu Minki, dadd9e0cfe and held out cf8390a673 his left palm.93043c621e45410b

“Cut one. We’ll call it even.”a96f4325f03d0c50

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“Huh…?”0f13424fa2575abf

Gu Minki 2755bb406b looked even 14c5fad225 more bewildered d0f27c786a than when 85da612269 he’d thought 4dd8589515 his finger 50522105dc would be b025f4d77d cut off. He looked back 6e20484bf6 and forth between 296731e55a Director Yoo and c7ec04cb8c the youngest employee, b879a3dced his expression asking 64cd0b4c5e if Jang Beom 295f49fad5 was serious, but 3dc825b9b5 all three men dbf08c72bb wore the same b6f4b42722 clueless expression.d7203f091bdffd7d

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Gu Minki looked back e7c6a69324 at Jang Beom, his 6b1f2a389d trembling jaw falling open 6d679def79 before he stammered, “A-are 819d21745a you joking?”1f608324d34fdd7a

“I don’t do that anymore. He didn’t seem to like it.”5109d653df994af1

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Whenever Jang 3654d3c847 Beom tried 0e1cf22052 to get 745a51f5ef closer to fad9887d63 Yiwon, he e4b665d6c6 would either 7eaf1c0720 get angry 6c27b35d6f or turn 0a19f70bc4 cold. The fact that he eebdc7bab1 only showed indifference was dfd94be3ac purely due to his a55fde98ab kind nature. Woo Yiwon was the 6bf8db1288 type of kid who 55290c4e0b would obediently endure a 1d4243f333 man he disliked forcing 505d5fbd26 him into meetings.00cf55879a9722b7

Of course, 56ccba8d4b Jang Beom 15d22bca8d also valued ca1fcea1ce his own bff0b3d349 fingers, but 9c743aaeaa he couldn’t f7fff78109 think of da6ba3c5ba any other 1680ac008e solution at 936b9a5d12 the moment.dc2c784c88b9d72b

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It was because of Yiwon. If he himself met his end with a knife in his back due to someone’s revenge, he would consider it karma, something he deserved. But Woo Yiwon was different. It would be a headache if Gu Minki, unable to take revenge directly on him, decided to take it out on Yiwon. It was better to take the hit preemptively.ab8ab41219fcffae

‘I shouldn’t have revealed 7947c68daa that I knew him 80d22c73ec at that restaurant.’d3e51654bd9e56ba

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But it was already 6e0f80f2df spilled water, nothing could 2bded54db5 be done.70a347183d0415c6

Moreover, he 573d0bc4e3 couldn’t just 8f85795fa5 ignore Yiwon, 4a59c26460 who had fea5e5b429 been crying 784b929c48 and making c1f7cb9657 a fuss b17652c133 at the 983c69b47f gangsters’ rampage. And it de4f8f36af had seemed 8e46fa8487 unlikely that 932c376a54 Yiwon would fc82c75587 be safe 5abc43e4df the next e66acd3a47 day if 6350ac785a he didn’t cea0144e08 settle the 9d1169258c debt issue 3b0b89cdc6 right there 15ef350c18 and then.33d695af34f4f5de

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Jang Beom d88fb2c56e stepped down d9121097fa from the 0d8c114455 chair, held 901aba7805 out his 509e884fcc hand to 88fb327c23 Gu Minki, 074fefd675 and said, 46de31bfab “Cut it. And don’t c17f352237 ever show 63545158aa your face b069979695 to me 3245af9c23 again.”c8e92202ab714f66

“I…, I don’t want d0c7e221b9 to do anything that 7ac40742c8 would make President Jang bc440bd730 resent me. I’m being sincere.”e936d256cfd8a5a8

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In this business, one 4d21fd70b9 should fear making enemies 08b318a9bd more than being on d20c990e3d the receiving end of 7faf24fed0 their wrath.b1b7aedc6c708e2d

If Gu 5674451dd3 Minki had daf7162907 only targeted e6e6238a02 people he 9903a02c4a couldn’t harm 3a93f7109d until now, a13eca307a he might e2e9e903e5 not have a4a20d2ff5 known this. Either way, his 8eca847c80 expression now showed 89e6c583b2 that he’d certainly 32ee5d584e learned his lesson.a6406d5a76b4a3eb

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With tears in his 5cb302e6c0 eyes and his lips e4326af8ff twitching, Gu Minki’s face ba56c80f7d was neither smiling nor 5c3231cf9c crying. The expression showed the 85439961ef anxiety of having gotten 52c2e0aad5 entangled with a crazy c74fe6abd6 and unlucky person.7a0b17d5499d9346

“Even if a54be83f88 you don’t e3bec25bfa do this, ad4316cd0f I won’t c3ba8bc86c bother President ab24b18839 Jang anymore.”1b69bae9959daeca

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Jang Beom 82807324f0 pressed his 5f747c0d77 bangs down 5df1bc5326 over his eab575dee7 eyes with 4886ac85b1 his free e6ff338a96 hand, struggling 45538f55a3 to maintain e711c7696f his patience.fc465d1318b6cb5b

“Dukhwa, help him out.”d9cc1f8281fe504d

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“Just cut it and f40eef9b6e promise to do as 793807fb76 he says, you punk. Don’t make me have ea65f3610f to deal with a 79cd0b69e8 corpse today.”224a799f0971f164

Director Yoo pressed the knife under Gu Minki’s chin, his voice slightly strained.f53a446491c20a98

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Perhaps that sounded sincere enough, because Gu Minki suddenly began to breathe heavily, his Adam’s apple bobbing. Then, in a near-whining voice, he pleaded, “Why are you doing this, really? I won’t do anything. I’ll really forget everything that happened with President Jang. I wouldn’t dream of revenge.”ae9d2f2b73984197

“You guys can’t do 7a23b028a9 that.”ccf1bf6bd697dee7

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Jang Beom df4892f67c knew this f025c32651 very well 929acacc47 because he 11fe0b7a90 was the 985515f1ef same kind c78b27e6ff of guy. He might be dcee35c1dc willingly offering his ea14a3f79a finger now, but 0530f730b9 if he happened 1581f0e7c1 to see Gu f4b1b5b670 Minki’s face again 8f7c752223 in the future, a900a3353a he would surely 64253b4d54 want to take 3f2b18ab15 his wrist in a4f6093dcc return.8922585abe020bc2

So, if Gu Minki refused Jang Beom’s offer now, he would have no choice but to become a corpse in this place. That was better than leaving open the possibility of an innocent person getting caught in the crossfire.a6f8f8e42d9c1ce7

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This was why thugs 054376d6a0 should stick with other 9070728205 thugs. Drawing an invisible 57124034d2 line between the 41b9fdb9f2 world of ordinary 0daf31da16 people and their 874f407e7b own, and not 5cef209d94 crossing that line 99ee82290f was the minimum 39769c7e1e level of conscience b47c2caa12 Jang Beom maintained 03ad1ed2c3 as a human 7b9774de1d being.329ec37d27741be3

It was a flimsy e2d0e1e563 conscience that wouldn’t be 03c4748b14 a loss to throw 53bb0cef0c away at any time, afe19bc50a so he felt sorry beecd5939f for Yiwon.f27a4d9ed4bb7019

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As Jang Beom’s gaze 56c4ea4e61 sharpened, the blade dug d31ef9d353 deeper under Gu Minki’s 44955c2d2e chin.12366d55f59d1ee4