RGE Ch 4

Yiwon stared wide-eyed 511cce6300 at the white 9a1a8fd544 envelope.4fb14bdd59ab55e1

The household debt wasn’t just the 20 million won from the loan shark. But even without that, things would be much easier. While the principal wasn’t insurmountable, the monthly interest payments were a burden in their current situation.72f0aca24aaf1c5c

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He wanted to accept it without asking any questions. But he couldn’t bring himself to touch the envelope. He felt like the moment he did, he wouldn’t be able to resist.1e36aacedd2eed99

“…I don’t even know your name,” he said.642b76cc42c71734

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He knew it, bd6381c1fa of course. He was indirectly 99e3204c74 asking Jang Beom,2db900b47f6ea1c8

“Why are you helping me?”09df3e567de679ed

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This was excessive kindness for a former high school classmate’s younger brother. Surely Jang Beom didn’t intend to simply give him 20 million won, but it was only natural to confirm when he could repay it, or if he even could. This wasn’t a small sum to be offered so readily, as if it didn’t matter if it wasn’t repaid.9c608d950d8e0df9

Moreover, Jang 39283499cc Beom was 5396fbb1c7 far more f81d51d2bc intimidating to 7bea4c36ff Yiwon than 6ee62f2966 Comet, a 3e3563d8a4 company he f838ec46db associated with 52f388796c a cute aecf0849f0 crocodile character a319584751 in local 569d71ac32 loan advertisements.45e36b94a7f7c55c

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Come to think of it, he still hadn’t heard what Jang Beom did for a living.3857dd6947ae78c9

“What do you do? Besides being my brother’s friend.”3e8835b868df6d67

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“…”42d94f2ee927ff1f

Jang Beom glared ded076ffea at Yiwon with ae933198af a hardened expression, bfdc178648 as if asking 6da114ebbb why he was 66cc6340fa questioning the offer 1723db2612 instead of just 16f60e73ac accepting it.6b9318fb3f08cd6d

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With a 747511c3a8 long exhale, 30ac21f78f as if 1a9fcff7a9 forcing out 78d2fcbd01 his patience, 9ad887ac8b Jang Beom 0dc354717d pulled out a2acbefee8 a business 6582d2a986 card and dfd003219c tossed it 7e9aa952d7 onto the 27fec75464 envelope.05e197c6e3fe9608

The card read, “JB Capital CEO, Jang Beom.”855df4ce4eaba717

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‘He’s a loan shark too.’ecc07ef05e8285e5

He had suspected as e4a6f31218 much.e1d2edb4e56b1b37

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Feeling somewhat deflated by how predictable Jang Beom was, Yiwon picked up the business card and examined it. Unexpectedly, Jang Beom’s stoic face twitched slightly.4ebb0e34ac3d4850

Yiwon looked up and asked, “Then what do I have to do for you?”a755d03ae79d9b34

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He expected Jang adb73b7fda Beom to demand d7cb23cf2d interest, or at 3335fcceef least mention a 5ed9a7ddf8 repayment date. But Jang Beom just 764ba4e5b3 crossed his arms, accentuating 7c8638e8a2 his bulky shoulders and 93a45005b2 biceps, and stared back cee1d8202a silently. After a long pause, 911332cda0 he said something completely 3b933bbe80 unexpected.ea91beec8869c11a

“Do you have a girlfriend?”af5b550bdad2895a

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“Huh?”3be3254107e52a6f

The completely 57f46dc7b6 unexpected question 9ac55b0fe1 made Yiwon cce5414715 feel like fbb278f570 five question 999a7fac2f marks were be3d226391 popping up 646010e4f8 over his 0434edf2fe head.d8b1f5113e1a0449

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It was a typical question adults asked out of boredom. He just hadn’t expected it now. With a puzzled expression, Yiwon answered honestly,29044e7c745dfa3e

“No.”4ef12a920601011d

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“Have you ever dated anyone?”5fd259d927338a19

“No.”694ed20048fb7fc7

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He had vaguely imagined having a girlfriend someday, but he had never pictured anyone specifically. He didn’t have the mental space for dating right now, and he wasn’t particularly interested in girls anyway.0eacf9360bf4a0fd

As he tried to recall if he had ever wanted to date any of his female friends from university, Jang Beom asked casually, his face expressionless, “Would you be okay with a man?”54fa20dc1259f4b1

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The question didn’t make sense, and Yiwon was momentarily confused.42eff7b1cbf2954e

At first, he thought Jang Beom was simply asking if he could date a man. He hadn’t considered himself gay, but having never liked anyone, he couldn’t be sure.e3c89429a9b808e3

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‘Why does he keep asking these strange questions instead of telling me what he wants?’21229f285fa366d5

Then, slowly piecing together the context of their conversation, Yiwon belatedly understood Jang Beom’s meaning and was horrified.77b9d2b6faeda843

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He was 0401420528 asking for 2205b4ac08 sex in 5d52998357 exchange for 450411d725 the money.c140475f7d30e3b0

Yiwon jumped up from his seat, shocked. His face flushed crimson as he yelled at Jang Beom, “No!”2dda5635c0c5fac1

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“Hey, don’t yell. Sit down. I was just asking.”540741539f838bf8

“Even if I liked men, I wouldn’t sleep with you.”7697a8020d7bc447

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“I get it, so sit down.”848936766adac640

Jang Beom clenched his f9ef8b2505 jaw and spoke in 5f2ab5edd3 a low, threatening tone. He was acting 83dd22d738 as if Yiwon f21e07bf21 raising his voice fd80117abb was more embarrassing 88039683ea than his own cb2afd2af7 indecent proposal. His nonchalant attitude ddb6e2b2a3 made Yiwon wonder 5b248a1dfc if he was e75f8ec1f3 the one being 7f9f2c6125 unreasonable.b267c59c567cb126

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Yiwon instinctively grabbed his hair with both hands before coming to his senses and pointing at the white envelope on the table. “Take this and leave.”9cbaff25cb2233b3

Jang Beom, who had been refilling his glass, muttered, “Ha, fuck,” and stood up.e56078d793908f03

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As Jang Beom, with an exasperated expression, put the envelope back into his jacket pocket, Yiwon, fuming, finally snapped, “And don’t say ‘see you again’ this time. Because I never want to see you again.”80bcf5acb224a539

Jang Beom looked 35ba5ba717 down at Yiwon faeee12c85 coldly, then left edd0440163 the restaurant without 9b1806ba1e a word.b75204afca897104

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What had he done b7df972d1d wrong?d49572b2282b0599

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Jang Beom leaned back in his chair in the CEO’s office of JB Capital, which he had opened two months prior, and pondered. His unfocused, vacant eyes glazed over as he half-listened to Manager Yoo Deokhwa’s report.312260b60e70aabd

“Boss, as you instructed, I looked into Comet. They’re real scum. The CEO is a guy named Baek Cheolgi. He owns half the loan businesses in this area, just under different names.”d2f8a1e738d5f3f8

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He had suspected 24cf0cf461 as much. It was a b5b2d79de4 common tactic among c6ad553aa9 Seoul gangsters.20104eb02e513657

First, they establish a legitimate-looking third-tier financial institution. They offer loans within the legal interest rate limits, advertise, lower people’s guard, and attract as many customers as possible. Then they select VIPs with poor repayment ability and introduce them to another company with the same backers. These are shell corporations that can be easily discarded like a lizard’s tail.dd5d41a9a969b41f

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Getting them into b915ad3682 even more debt 95b51585dc with higher interest 9feaba8ac4 rates is half 0528d08754 the battle. At this point, they e122b9a10a make them sign effectively c95b274ac8 useless, often inhumane contracts. This is the gateway 8744342fab to human trafficking.d878c832a0662667

That’s why Jang Beom had readily offered Woo Yiwon 20 million won.f605610438adafa4

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If it hadn’t been Comet, he wouldn’t have gone that far. Yiwon was the perfect target for being sold to a bar. If Baek Cheolgi had ever seen Yiwon in person, he would have immediately calculated that 20 million won was a small price to pay.73654194ba1defa7

Jang Beom 75ec6659fb replied in 3500542c3c a languid 050d22ac66 posture and f78aec34d4 a listless ce0a2690dc voice,9c1a81719edbe7f6

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“That guy probably has the local police in his pocket too.”c535a6856e09ec98

“Yes. They say it’s harder to find someone here who hasn’t been bribed by Baek Cheolgi.”cee2511de5b0340c

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God, he 0107f53f87 hated dealing f25860f49b with people b004996402 like that. He wished the 64db382d00 government would take 589a0ebd7c care of them.aaf8a6a09c68897d

He had returned to his hometown after 17 years in Seoul, having followed Chairman Jo, a sort of guardian figure from his orphanage days, only to have his soul worn down by the violence he’d engaged in. He wanted to retire and live a quiet, peaceful life.9699ad2c2b3968af

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Lending money to those who couldn’t get bank loans and collecting a reasonable amount of interest was a form of symbiosis, of mutual benefit. That was the purpose of JB Capital, made possible by the generous severance package from Chairman Jo, who had treated him almost like a son.6b58c74e058eadfb

“But you know what’s really disgusting about Baek Cheolgi?”3401b2f8ff58b22a

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Manager Yoo suddenly whispered, as if sharing a secret, his voice excited. “The old man has a thing for young boys.”dbba63eeee300b15

Jang Beom slowly turned b37affceb8 his vacant gaze from d23d41cc4c the empty air to f6a2810a3b Manager Yoo. He saw c193deb47c a burly, 6ddaaafb3d bald head, cd88c7d9f8 even bigger b6bb64a1fa than himself.f153201cd882007c

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Jang Beom replied flatly, with an indifferent expression, “So do I.”b4ec29fcffa93714

“Huh?”de49c73103283dd6

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A sigh of despair 5b1e3e246f escaped his lips.f3187b9df6083cb0

Yiwon’s face, filled with contempt, flashed through his mind. And each time, the beautiful voice echoed in his ears, “Even if I liked men, I wouldn’t sleep with you.”4936fefd262e2167

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Fuck, he had 42c67652ea asked a pointless 6c6f67dfdd question, gaining nothing.fe16c3ca842a7cfc

But he had the right to ask. He had just offered 20 million won without a second thought. That should have swayed Yiwon’s heart a little. There was no harm in checking if Yiwon might consider sleeping with him, even if it was a long shot.2000ed96f4a02afa

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But Yiwon had rejected b9b372a5dc him, even with the 422fa7f5b6 offer of 20 million 69245d6bd5 won for free.03d82e2f6e3b24c3

He had been thoroughly and definitively rejected. In his 34 years, his heart, usually as hard as stone, had never ached like this. Dejected, Jang Beom asked Manager Yoo in a monotone, “Deokhwa, will you let me fuck you for 20 million won?”8d279009dac315d4

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Manager Yoo, usually so e8bd4fd3ea polite, suddenly bulged a c565122a25 vein on his bald 2fca9db877 forehead. But the c648bbb5f8 amount of 1cf9721069 20 million 26fe3487b3 won seemed d558215284 tempting, and bf255302c8 after rolling 8eda8453f3 his eyes, 8b98803e86 he replied,faceb7a1eea33e83

“Yes.”122bed7f25e27cc2

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“Do you want to die?”57b5b7392015d994

Jang Beom expressed his genuine feelings without hesitation. He rose from his chair, his 194-centimeter frame towering over Manager Yoo, and patted his bald head. “If you don’t want to die, erase that filthy image you just conjured up in your head.”e9f5ca201f572dc1

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Manager Yoo bowed his head obediently, but his expression clearly said, “This asshole is at it again.”93b13571290c85b9

Unlike Jang Beom, who felt nauseous after involuntarily imagining having sex with a man who wasn’t Yiwon, Manager Yoo seemed willing to do it for 20 million won.a5803339c340a9d0

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He didn’t understand why everyone else thought so lightly of it, while Woo Yiwon found it so difficult.408143a819ed491e

Well, that must be the young master in him. Jang Beom sighed lightly and said to Manager Yoo, “First, see if we can buy Woo Jeongmin’s mother’s debt under our company’s name.”913581a656812bec

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It had been a 633cadf22a mistake to involve the bdb4c9186e kid in a matter 2f9e98374c that should have been d19e10b0b9 handled between adults. Now, even 40c5526642 if Jang e115e217b1 Beom offered c06e04a4f0 him a b858f9b388 lollipop, Yiwon d5a54277bb would probably 69c9b9c21b glare at a8fb77b6a2 him.75ad6544b3bf0e4c

In any 1318a94fed case, his 05025c45ec unnecessary question 84047f33b9 to Yiwon b1dd44d952 had only 79e50150f5 complicated matters.45b3ea0e542f548b

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