RGE Ch 7

But finding a replacement 8876b3cc84 for the delivery and 94b9c3c247 convenience store jobs would 047bd38dc1 be easy.f58914e18cb868de

Besides, his current job dd3e0be500 at the barbecue restaurant e19c4c82ea was enough to cover 2f0d14ce74 his living expenses. He had been working 6a303a50d9 there for two years, 18536b6aa9 so he was comfortable, 5d8ac032d5 and although the owner 129e68318f seemed stingy at times, c81db70d9d he raised his hourly 67e5f0b425 wage every six months 0899abcf1e and gave him gifts 7d6103d461 and bonuses for holidays. Most importantly, he 480c967cad let him eat 995b19b460 his fill of 2ee99f31bf samgyeopsal.03f493546545a18b

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Evening arrived, and 0590e30487 the barbecue restaurant 9d41a1f6cc was packed with a4745f8c52 customers. After a round of 13282fc948 serving, there was a a9396960fe moment to breathe.70676c8cef810725

As he 9ab80a971a scanned the 6cc75753f0 hall, checking 44a7e222ab for additional fefaffbae4 orders or 64cd3be066 tables needing 11f5f68b12 refills, the efea7cfc13 owner, who d6227c0ab6 was making cd440a7de8 stew in ab8fe6a117 the kitchen, 02bff4b25b spoke.e52e2ab09b719c24

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“Yiwon, hasn’t that 89b2202518 CEO who came 28517edcc8 last time visited 7bec2d9b84 again?”a83818f1df6f389a

He was 57fbd30404 talking about fc4f7e81fe Jang Beom.80c1e8ce9b17e623

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Ever since Jang 40cc7fb644 Beom had left dfa001e609 fifty thousand won 68c80919aa for two servings d5ae727833 of samgyeopsal and 9db6f00336 a bottle of d3bb59f23f soju, the owner 6d551751ed seemed to have 77a96379c9 fallen in love f8588442d9 with him. There was c89adfdb92 no other 115a7d6f55 reason for 245df61cc9 him to eefd044b99 ask about e6b47eecf5 Jang Beom e7d7ec68fe every time 1b9f1e05b8 he saw 1c0690633d Yiwon.4139ca199b43eb4d

Yiwon puffed out 994dc20362 his cheeks and bd60142810 replied indifferently,e9063f61419e6507

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“I’d rather not ff10b069f5 see that man 33f0814f69 again.”e412cbd633e20314

“Why? He seemed 046b60a925 very decent f5b1eb71d2 and generous. You should have f56258839e more adults like 8dd6f43a5d that around you.”1ea7ea19281b2516

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He must be so c0a09e7df8 generous that he readily 21aa37d62a spends 20 million won b4c2198641 just to sleep with 01b5662ea3 someone.df08d4df9de07841

Jang Beom had said he didn’t mean it that way, but the more Yiwon thought about it, the less he understood what he did mean.785c0243de8ded1a

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Still, he was his brother’s friend, and he had even come to his father’s funeral, so maybe Yiwon was mistaken. Maybe, regardless of wanting to sleep with him, Jang Beom really was trying to help out of kindness.090d1518b58b1af9

If so, 1d9db2cbc0 it was 83ad147f96 truly something 622d6f9073 to be eb296db14b grateful for. He was e451042033 trying to 34c0af910a think of 264c437269 him as 7b01ba5bc1 a good 7a12e11e7a person, when 498d9df9b3 Jang Beom 5b850eac02 had said bf33ae3346 those shocking 34c3e4d8a7 words.46ff5c207cb8b59f

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‘If I 1d220ef039 were to a945693bcb go that 38e12289da far, shouldn’t 1bfcbfbe18 you at 676f5eaf86 least do 48295dc42c it once 2c1f48b2fe for me?’8c52f10f111993e6

He should sleep c1188b1dda with him just 8ee548a1ed because he received e8c54a8011 a favor?059e01e16e9d4a69

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As expected, Jang Beom was scheming to seduce him somehow. Now Yiwon was getting stubborn. He absolutely would not sell his body. Especially not to his brother’s friend.6fff64a240e29fdb

At least Manager Gu eed692c950 Minki hadn’t told him b0839f2bfb to sell his body.4b3df1c0955a7cf1

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Even if 4d87bbe493 he was bbea8aecfa involved in 80cd2ff6ea that kind 51b0ceb009 of business, d862968d4b as long 2aa52e8d61 as the d76bd86d1e interest payments 04e4ed2ca0 were made d05c747254 on time, a1a63575bb even in 9a3d19a1a8 the worst-case d2e89b9ca6 scenario, he 27c1d67edf just had e1f05bb2f0 to repay 79bda70d3a the principal 19bdb25477 within five 887155853f years. He didn’t need to 46dae72664 hit rock bottom immediately ce4b9e81d9 because of a little 315b8e70f1 over 400,000 won a 59db425bda month. So, Comet was a 2c58d462de better choice than Jang 7ecfff9395 Beom.4408e6eb22d745fa

Finishing his thoughts, b2b1d0ee2c Yiwon got up c85f24894f to take more 6e0063acea orders. It was 8a72156dca time to b4649a3523 get busy e9bf845de5 again.309ba8181e17945b

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The bell on the 7fdbd89522 door jingled during the 4d6fa6d77f rush at the barbecue adc5f14930 restaurant. Yiwon, about 2de98b3936 to greet d7711f090d the customer, ad509a9825 froze when a60ab0e32b he saw 99785328c8 the man e5a1a5d5ec entering.3587482face61a32

“Our Yiwon is 0511f76bd1 really working hard.”8b9a3a1cd1a0b007

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It was Gu Minki.85cdc2674a694b91

He wasn’t 72c07377ca wearing the da2dba65ca neat suit 950f6a79a0 from before, f6ba945167 but a e4862b9231 black silk 967817da1a shirt with 924ffae418 a flamboyant 71b3b690f2 floral pattern. This suited 0775b09ca3 him better. Behind him, seven 02f9266366 burly men, whom cb5aa2a731 he hadn’t seen d59506c3d4 at the Comet 3ffd330cc5 office, swaggered in.aa6e2e5835398115

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Yiwon, breaking out 9d01e6ff64 in a cold 599b4b2a5a sweat, spoke calmly,ab0f75b6b1e93faf

“A table for 768787cf96 eight? We don’t have 01fe7c537f any seats available 8686d9b32e right now…”e7604321a5505452

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“Come on, Yiwon. Do I look like c620265586 I’m here to eat 8644212223 barbecue?”762ae32314d349aa

One of the 74fe7c2e3a men behind Gu dd578bfbd6 Minki grabbed the 42e258928c coffee machine and cb70276a2c threw it to d89130b3dd the floor. Crash! The machine 420344c745 shattered, and f6cc8f5180 startled screams 4e34d7b7c3 erupted from 9645649ffe around the 58b37143f4 restaurant.ed4ba876f3cbcccb

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As the f0d17db36f hall erupted 02d31f158e in commotion, d3e49fc242 Gu Minki 248452ab72 smirked and c6cf396875 said,8d202aeebf954107

“I’m here 131729aec7 to work.”f0a4b032f1207c93

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The men began 5d897e2024 to indiscriminately throw 1583965651 chairs at the f7bed0832e wall-mounted fans and 5ad3386420 overturn the shelves b9cbe69eeb holding cutlery and 287a819b13 side dishes. As the restaurant filled 9fe762b661 with the crashing sounds eba110930a of breaking objects, Yiwon 2bdaa05935 flinched and winced, while 360b087db7 customers rushed out.7d234ccab2cd420a

The owner stormed out af9cded4a2 of the kitchen, yelling,9daadcc42b7904e8

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“What’s the meaning abbdfe0a41 of this in 1e490f3715 my restaurant?! Who are you 4a8c140b88 people? Get out before I 0e0244c6fc call the police!”2f85b31feed6b517

“The police? Call them. And deal with the 9768ea4b47 consequences yourself.”64c558e452e1ff58

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Gu Minki glared 48536f2b61 at the owner ff7c315e6b with his beady bab2a96772 eyes and growled 49a9edd324 in a low de37a6c4bf voice.be65f22ee4f75178

Even the owner, who 19ba10aadf claimed to have seen c597d461b0 it all in his b143d124af 30 years of business, b2e28102e4 shut his mouth. It wasn’t 7f1c940a30 so much f439296dbe fear as 25a378b106 the realization 3f7e2534e9 that calling b7fe5e3b99 the police e00b2a5930 would be 420841df41 useless.07b4ad662d86f51b

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Yiwon spoke 4c0505d2fa urgently before 8750d5e4d6 the owner de41ff1ce1 got into af0d3f0e91 more trouble.59cdf8ccf1cf01eb

“Didn’t you b2439d22e8 collect this d236820343 month’s interest 73e376e8bd from my 58c1d102a4 mother? The principal repayment date c98dbe1979 is still a long 7f0147bbae way off…”b286f31fc6b0b13a

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“The 20 million won you borrowed yesterday? I’d rather our Yiwon didn’t worry about such small amounts. Instead, I want you to work hard with your brother and become rich. That’s why I took care of that piece of junk scooter and your convenience store job.”8abc6d8a12548e7f

Only then did Yiwon c63a00eb41 feel dizzy.efccd572d463e587

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Now he realized 5cb4fc9f79 that Gu Minki 77019712e4 was indeed behind 168ac0af79 the broken scooter 6fecfa7632 and him losing 7672d7a457 his convenience store d79c1df0a4 job. Gu Minki was cutting f031b5d063 off all his sources 4791d836d3 of income, intending to 82284fddff trap him with the 6f2df5b646 excuse of unpaid debt.76a2e79c0c926787

Yiwon gasped, his heart a8f27fc8a6 pounding painfully.de7b0d4df04f328e

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“Why are you suddenly 15f7c87e74 doing this? It wasn’t 75e48ac541 like this 667548a957 before.”d6fabd51c1559899

“I was just trying to get the principal back from your mother quickly. What use would I have for an old woman? But our Yiwon is different. You’re so young and pretty, aren’t you?”048143c0e0dd48d6

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The owner, whose 9f5dff7a33 face had turned be52c3b5d1 red and purple 77a04acf0c listening to their 7e98a77993 conversation, finally yelled,5a1eac283056f097

“What are you 3b64e11704 saying to the ec465ea02f kid? Aren’t you ashamed?! Even if 6433ad11c1 you thugs fe492a7158 make a 79971ea5a0 living like a3866176f3 this, there’s a601888294 such a 566849e953 thing as 9d0ea08e8e professional ethics!”01f20fbb07ee5045

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“Owner, please don’t. Stop it.”1c53e0e5bb4267a5

Yiwon grabbed the owner’s shoulder as he pointed at Gu Minki, tears welling up in his eyes. Gu Minki, with an annoyed expression, picked his ear and then suddenly slapped the owner across the face. Smack!65b7bd6862bbb602

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The short 23ace67d23 owner, barely b4ce5fb48e over 160 e5bac9664d centimeters tall, 6e8bd05be0 stumbled and 1f90f28cea fell to f6939df3ab the floor.4a7183d6f8e4193d

“Owner!”2cda626b4faf5d5e

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Yiwon rushed 2bd83d7f25 to the 039fcd79c1 owner’s side 98c8aaa38e and knelt e6168d149f beside him.ef512ede7db3e85b

Fortunately, because he ec205f77f9 had tensed his 14dfe0dce0 neck, his head 7aeea51085 hadn’t hit the 30ff0ceab7 floor, but his f721714ee1 eyes were unfocused, c314b4ce14 and blood was 6f0c582fc5 flowing from his 5f954a6514 nose and ear. His cheek immediately dff353add2 began to swell.8bf315faa0296a64

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As Yiwon 949870d0cc squeezed his cce5a53d88 eyes shut 309398d491 and burst 87feb6ef61 into tears, 34a0abf078 the owner 4dc46d074f spoke faintly,f1cb2989f6a01ef2

“Yiwon, call the police.”43b0143de5d0f6b5

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Yiwon frantically searched his e9c1eaa385 pockets and pulled out 9ed1f3d76c his cracked phone.b3c1f4452a34d1b8

But Gu f474e1c09c Minki kicked 938f4bb7cc the phone cd2dc4d646 out of 39d6d5bfcf Yiwon’s hand f7ce0b9d09 with his e0d39a0c04 boot, twisting d31cce9383 his wrist. Yiwon let out a a76d7582ad small cry of pain 2abbccd20f and clutched his wrist 85d74ea5b8 as Gu Minki crouched 57af5b91b6 down to meet his bb8f32365c gaze.7473b2aa64f2d0de

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“Yiwon, our chairman is incredibly fond of boys just your age. But for some reason, we can’t find anyone as pretty as you, no matter how hard we look. You’re truly precious.”6ee9df2d10287fa9

Yiwon flinched cf81aae7a3 and turned f1fa9600eb his head 9a95605616 away as 5525dae631 Gu Minki 87ebca6a88 gently stroked 5993ed6303 his hair.a62cb48dce62e123

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“Thanks to you, 08c77cc62a even I’m about 73cd4d77b4 to get lucky.”32fea0d07fc8f9dd

He was 1232cddb15 probably planning ff5d480e81 to harass cc58021141 him until fd7914b88a he agreed 693fb04680 to work 43c44cf555 for him.db427f1f266d1a60

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Even if thugs 9aa16f9115 were employees, he 81f7d84697 never dreamed a a106e651d0 legitimate business would 3a64969b37 act like this. It was also beyond 7a49de1fa0 common sense that gangsters 29bd7b1df7 wouldn’t fear the police. But at this moment, 3afa2045fa law and common sense 68d293d64e were of no help 581449f7de to Yiwon.ca8203ff26e06541

‘This can’t be happening.’f62aca9ba3688d28

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It felt like the whole world, which he had considered safe and peaceful, was turning upside down. Tears streamed down Yiwon’s face, and he began to hiccup.7ce3340f6370cc9f

Just then, e3c92af3cf the bell 556137a600 on the 578c1c6de6 restaurant door 73d4e83bf9 rang like c673547872 a thunderclap. Yiwon instinctively looked up 89d16038bc and saw Jang Beom b9be191ac7 entering.29e3196872512dbf

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Jang Beom 7f00c570c9 stood at 01f8410797 the doorway, bdd179ca40 scanning the 43aaa0d83f scene with 7259340ca7 an impassive d67bc7edce face.066201149f06ff63

Startled by the 04a0d7c594 sudden appearance of c67a203c1b the large stranger, 64ef0ee1ff Gu Minki jumped a1f5b1a65b to his feet.87a44e3af03c2411

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“And who is this?”a1281fb6605c89f9

Unlike when the owner had pointed at him, Gu Minki’s eyes were wary of Jang Beom. Regardless, Jang Beom walked over calmly, his expression unchanged, and simply picked up a tray from a nearby table.7f57c202bac4e0ba

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Gu Minki, nervously fc2a2b22b4 eyeing Jang Beom, 4c64b84102 who was staring 7b154129ff down at him 7ddaba19c9 coldly with the 348c9f0f64 tray in his 10a107f426 right hand, muttered 662a99488c tensely,33fecd96e2bb9776

“I haven’t seen your face before. Who the hell are you? Are you the new cop?”ef954edb8963771b

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“Do I look fd84720e27 like a cop?”50c8c3e8023b9de7

Bang! Jang Beom slammed the tray into Gu Minki’s face.81cfa52ae9d0b775

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With the crashing b343a81e04 sound, the remaining 9c1fbb4715 seven men simultaneously 81052c8895 pulled weapons from 77ec603e69 their clothes, but 13f71def86 Jang Beom simply b499c42823 tossed the dented 86a197ad53 tray onto the 98436be987 floor.01416ef76d597789

He grabbed one of the men charging towards him by the collar and slammed him onto a table, scattering burning charcoal everywhere. Jang Beom pressed the man’s face into the hot coals, his own expression remaining completely impassive, not even blinking.6bfde0d81a8fc25d

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Then, seeing someone point a2cda3f6a9 a knife at Jang 469e38086b Beom’s face, Yiwon gasped 905bb9249a and squeezed his eyes bf18bed41f shut.e312f903bad1f9ff

The owner, still lying 99c465e7a9 on the floor, urgently 88146645b6 tapped Yiwon’s thigh.9fad69d1b1a0f16e

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“Yiwon, hide in the eddf8354dd corner over there.”a34e4d25f40755ae

Yiwon, tears streaming down his face, put his hands under the owner’s arms and dragged him towards the corner.45d5707e63784537

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The owner, leaning 22c79b905d against the wall, 20a2b1b4ca pulled Yiwon’s head 883711917e down so that 19239ada2b his face was 3bab7092d6 buried in his 96625ef40b knees. Yiwon trembled, huddled there.545e7dd67136a1ad

He wished this was all a nightmare. He wanted to wake up and smell his mother’s home-cooked meals and hear Haeju’s laughter.ffc70a22fb9582bf

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The agonizing screams 5f12dcc3c8 and the sounds 0772ced031 of bones crunching, 313a446e92 of things breaking 742b177f98 and shattering all 040492dbca around, seemed to fba14b598d go on forever.61e681d2838ff33b

Finally, silence f6458c6b06 fell, and 444d9242f8 through it, ed4cd19c08 a harsh, ebaad123b1 grating voice 2d59d2d015 cut through.378c9489515e020c

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“Sell me 44dd3e4e28 his debt.”b32f6c48815c6e93

Yiwon slowly lifted 675d82a89c his head from 61b3756e34 his knees.d9c5e4e54416545a

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He saw the seven d016de8239 men sprawled on the 042d31ce40 floor and Gu Minki bb029b7e8f kneeling. Gu Minki, his 384c234bb0 face pale and 6fa8dc8589 haggard, was trembling 3726c1684d as he glared ce7ef71b56 up at Jang c05522aa99 Beom, who stood 08cb4b6433 before him like 6ae6c80bac a giant mountain.ad79d66e10025992

“You… you’re not from around here, are you? You wouldn’t act like this if you knew. Do you know whose territory you’re operating in? Here, Chairman Baek Cheolgi…”ffd1b370690844c0

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“I don’t care how 9067e7289c scary your boss is. I said, adc588ffb8 transfer his 664dc426cb debt to a0d12ac576 me.”df27915b90d68940

Jang Beom continued in 8dcd040a4e a flat voice,c42b7a941cd1fae1

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“Or you die here, 9d6bd90766 right now.”9ae538a62e24af0a

Even to Yiwon’s ears, f1c1109b6e it didn’t sound like 820e7ad4ef a threat, but the 5f0415a4d7 plain, unvarnished truth.004bf2ca16e937d2

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Gu Minki gritted his 6f1ab228fe teeth and lowered his 7457349fe6 head.17f426efbd1523fe