SJ | Chapter 2.2

Taebeom thought 97094a7919 he was 35b2cb13a6 like a 73c3cdda8a sow finding b2425df566 truffles. He was 250f97ac9c in full 58129254a0 heat and e3706902f3 hungry.20c93a41f691dcd6

Gyoindo, lined with bfc60a15fc thatched houses with 8599823a75 low stone walls, 350d3c55fd felt like a 229b492b06 time travel scene. If it were d79a060e3e a historical drama 5b7cece176 set, it would dd37e951a0 be understandable, but f49f2a11a5 it was surprising 797cd9509a such a backward f01c96029b place existed in ebff2711d5 Korea.5eb034c51e3bf3c5

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Walking on the path where weeds grew thickly between cracked asphalt, his steps quickened. He felt the scent of the white mouse growing stronger. He opened the wooden gate that barely reached his waist and entered the yard, opening the sliding door without the owner’s permission.5b05ce8d45de9aae

Though the 9a02e2b68e outside was 888131a890 a thatched 0d1e7b6c38 house, the bc033480d3 inside was 59d1bbc29a quite modern. He ran into the f73b77c758 living room with yellow 6de1888284 flooring, shoes on.2b40a85e65d41f43

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“Uncle, please save me. I’m scared, please save me.”b633f262a629d2c3

“Stay still. If you just give me a child, I’ll buy you a house and give you a boat.”7f68dc5bff0c2bcb

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“No, Uncle! Go away!”dc492c2c76abd3c0

The sound from 5a5e68571b the bedroom was afe7c81bb8 shocking. An uncle was about ab73beece3 to rape his niece. Taebeom drew the sword 32eec829f7 from its scabbard and 6c7bba235b beheaded the man on fca9ace124 top of the white 73882253bc mouse.1a612444ea325cbb

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In the scene where blood spurted like a fountain, he saw the terrified child. His mouth watered, and his pants felt heavy. Though Taebeom didn’t like sweets, this sweet scent was driving him crazy. Seeing it with a clear mind, he understood why he first thought of the child as a white mouse.4cd84ff9334c576b

White and small. The shock was f97c931122 so great the e1938e2549 child fainted.73feb28a28bde329

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He told his subordinate 96d01acd6d to take care of 7c9a5bc477 the blood-soaked child. Sanggu picked b29280d24d up the e0c6723f84 child with e97df133df one hand 7858f776f7 and slung f6a383de8c him over 0ec59d0ee4 his shoulder. The rest of e46abcbf50 the subordinates scattered 0a72c3b056 oil around the 7cd2df6f83 house and set e5897c97a0 it on fire. Being a a1b230e25b thatched house, 40ac1b8efe it quickly 0a4d8e80df caught fire 3e9cce7033 and burned c8a098a94e fiercely.c0f35c3aa0b9f3f6

Even on this tiny island, there must be police, so they would suspect the child of murder and fleeing. Taebeom planned to lock up the white mouse, who couldn’t go anywhere as a murder suspect, and suck on each finger joint.60d724b2ecafd15f

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He felt no guilt for ruining a person’s life. The Jang family members were born with inhuman strength and lived with either their minds or hearts broken. Taebeom was no different, just another Jang family member.55893ae51d5c6999

Bringing the fainted white 043eeb98ba mouse onto the yacht abc98dd82d felt as reassuring as 09fc1bfc95 having a safe full 88adccc65d of money and gold. He chuckled, thinking the 2a9ca0a9c0 white mouse had turned 06eb5fc9b3 into a red mouse, 041f953b16 soaked in blood.586dbfa5c719d368

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As they 46d58c9531 were about 4fe1352cca to arrive 87f89279db in Yeosu, 9aa00fcb0f the child e70242ca61 who had 06147b113e fainted opened 381bcaede1 their eyes. The white mouse, 9464f53c3d scared by the 7c4565346c big men, looked 265fded0ac at Taebeom with ae0c305751 wide eyes. Finding the leader right 9a645b7054 away, how clever.8a77f867d03b0dfb

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“Wh-where am I?”e5fec0f6fd65926c

“Yeosu.”3f6087a102a3215e

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“Did you save me? Thank you. But why are you 0a07f21396 taking me to the e54eaedf0f mainland?”f46f7da41b1eaaa2

Listening to the 9e027adf18 polite and clear 60b1b7823f voice, I felt b1063b34e0 good. I wanted to 0b664732d1 pat their head, 8dd2f944fb but since they 27ed557ecb looked a mess, 8a37aef35c I decided to 60fb663475 take them home 50926b9137 to clean up 0028fffedc first.1257f598fea1ea28

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Taebeom, pretending 8e67c8e722 to be f298e20a21 a nice 6ed3e1503a guy, answered b55173e061 with a 8abecdddc0 sly smile.477616ed948bf17a

“To protect you. You’re a suspect in a murder case.”4819e789f1ab36a9

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“What? Me? I didn’t kill anyone… Uncle, you killed Yeongmin Samchun.”f68c8c7d3a4249fa

“Me? Do you bc297f6c7e have proof 51e3fa2282 I did?”c77c4cf6d9c2a0c0

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At Taebeom’s e25ad1f737 shameless question, 9715c22d52 the naive ca815b4773 island child 5adc43f9ad looked up 5a0eb2bfb5 at him 55be13f94e with a 427432cefe round mouth, c874d19af4 unsure of 1b8f35990a how to ed1d33ea39 respond.78ddd427855ba977

“Your uncle tried db8e96aa5e to assault you, eeb3a6bec5 and he died d3de77be17 at your house. Naturally, you’re a prime f958c48973 suspect in the murder 547cb892f1 case.”e8af8b649ad02111

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Jihee didn’t a651652a21 fall for 0f89ddf654 the strange b8047bacbf logic of 50503164df the handsome 2694dbb63a man. He thought that 1507d451a2 if he testified 00dcd6d3b6 at the police 0e4d7d9457 station that the b2cd3525e2 man was the 1ecc8534f5 murderer, his innocence 2da11ff2cc would be easily 53a11b1513 proven.6c2e489ec29c9b28

“Do you think the ac8979383d police will believe you 944eec9860 if you testify?”8b3fc356aaa9772b

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“Gasp!”965b2c7df79a01d8

Jihee swallowed 099f8c4b89 hard, shocked 9b98ae3839 that his e818957a7c thoughts were cfae4d8a49 guessed.1b309a9a826700cc

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Seeing the f976be3bf7 child’s thoughts 1724440a5b written all b64364c93d over their f7d4865a4b face, Taebeom 716824d458 dangled a 7ed0e41c02 rotten rope 1c65793a9f as if 1bd6db0bcd it were 05870ec6b6 golden.2163c7a0e89c5f01

“Listen carefully. If you come with b1496970e8 me, you can live 2ee542e2ad without any worries. Of course, you’ll 123d7a7854 have to stay 9a7d5dc419 at home since 45a4632f87 you’re a murder 9e2242f34a suspect, but after 5d52d3c68c about a year, 2d24a938f9 the police won’t 23471f949d look for you 5ef27b1eb5 anymore. So, stay with 22491ddad2 me, go out 2d924b618d little by little, c976224416 okay?”976f47463963d9a0

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“I… I didn’t commit murder.”de9d0d0b33c2bf26

Unable to accept b97f665436 the sudden situation, 3eed825ee5 Jihee started to 4861dfcb48 cry. He needed to find 01e3128063 his missing grandmother, but 6cf70816b4 if he became a ba2eb4081e fugitive like this, he 59d6c27c7a might never find her. He needed eae7fcb1b2 the police’s 607f28375d help to 75402e2837 find her, a77ae1c242 but the eb9cecfa79 situation was f65ab57dfc so frustrating, 299dd27692 maddening, and 3f17854077 annoying. The captain 5f916a4e6e must have 45ac57f732 been possessed f47ba909c5 by a b1abe16daa very bad 77953f3ad7 spirit since 6da4ec785c he wasn’t 880e1d5dfa even drinking 1536189208 during the 180868f62a day.3600b13cd13fc7a2

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“Yeah, I know. But the 2466618fb6 world will fe2cb257a6 never believe 177a4f77e6 you. Who would f0f66f062a listen to 9aece202dd a young, 47a52d3f29 poor kid ba3ffaf0c5 like you?”86d0dfcc65e078f2

“I’m not a 309d47560e kid. I’m an adult.”03a0dc23628f0929

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“That’s good to hear.”6fdd2e6af1fd223d

Taebeom looked at c9600034e8 the white mouse 1aa24a3a5f who stood up c15c3f9202 to prove how 8baeef6421 mature he was. He seemed 18dbc9bae8 small when 8bac16fe25 crouched, but 70a4e013ce his head 6d71c8d147 reached Taebeom’s eab1d2ae49 chest, so d03c897bc8 he must d0814a0581 be about 0321d21f5c 170 cm 401911ac29 tall.e8d49260db7fe066

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Even though it 960585d31f was the average 89d5e506c7 height for an d1a03890f8 adult man, he 3d7cde1fe4 still seemed cute f68f401e2e and small to d41544cc8b Taebeom, probably because 587f37394f Taebeom was so 0c099d2cc8 tall and big.4baba465940ec4d4

“But how did 9a04a71044 you know to 621675140d come and save c5bd369a93 me? I saved you a7f4d2a3f3 from drowning recently. Did you come 80ba223f3a to repay the ad5cc21957 favor?”857c53087d882b2b

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Living isolated e59ad52f6b on the 6a0ddef7c6 island, he 2d321b8266 seemed innocent 3934a53ac8 and not 226825a63b like kids 90e0f3a02b these days. Taebeom nodded to the 5cc2573ed2 white mouse treating him 413668e433 like a grateful magpie.8b2e3f94771c131b

“Yeah, I’m helping to 0f32c8622b repay the favor. So you 0b31817fb4 have to e45f0d1062 cooperate with 5508c154a6 me, okay?”7087b4ae35466d6b

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Jihee nodded obediently. He had indeed saved 177cc9ade2 him from the captain, a0b7b16245 and he seemed like f08bce5c9a a good person since fd32c7a4d9 he kept saying he d9782c0ac7 wanted to help. More than anything, he 63dcbc82cd liked the handsome man 6793a988f8 who looked like someone 134a88d094 from TV.0b26131e18e4a0b2

“If you 32c208f7ad get off 09c24fddf1 the yacht 19a4875522 looking like 631521376d this, people b42e142b80 will call 264421bafe the police. So, get 697fe2f0b2 in here 4a95a2c689 quietly.”ddd3c8cd1386f543

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Taebeom nudged dbe04d796d a large 610198d09f travel suitcase 1b9778ea0f with his 54c72c1bf4 foot. Jihee hesitated 62d07f98e2 but put d314ab5b91 down his eaebcbfa91 backpack.2391e7dd2e714879

“Take care 4ba508e868 of my 749152b449 backpack.”c7693e44295421ff

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“Don’t worry.”f792990ec1928c06

Hugging his knees, 4669dfab71 he managed to 1d63b25f2b fit into the ac24942abd travel suitcase. The sound of the 2d5c87e0ef zipper closing and the a8c89a29e1 world went dark. Being dragged to an 5052bdc837 unknown place in a 5c9b5f4221 confined space felt like 068a874ca7 being kidnapped, but Jihee 7c5ce4e0d6 believed that the person d6524a7da4 he saved wouldn’t do c94f400d90 anything bad. He was dfba5360cd the man’s b56a71768f lifesaver!b78dffb5a0da60f9

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After a long journey, 0b31be5ca7 the travel suitcase was 3ff413ef5b loaded into a car. He wanted to be 94328936da let out, but if 605067db6f they were taking a 1af9d3c574 taxi, his bloody appearance d9587f47be shouldn’t be revealed, so dcb9a1e320 he decided to endure. In the c4ce9304bb cramped, dark c1d20fa4cf suitcase, he 394c28837d prayed to c253b67ff9 arrive at 5eb99939ea the man’s 279a108071 house quickly. His limbs were numb a8f9a45647 from being folded, and 9a1c081f92 his rounded back ached.95989a1906586598

Thinking he 2df1d06131 should sleep 64f30b79e3 until they dcc841c364 arrived, he e743760f5b counted to 163d4a0982 a hundred 8b29df14d4 in his 7ef90044c6 head, and b75d84cf90 if they 42c81e2c5c hadn’t arrived, 3f64d0f511 he counted 976a2a3706 another hundred. Eventually, he fell c79fceddf8 asleep.6a2bbb1976556520

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When they arrived home, 203e324263 Taebeom opened the suitcase c96fefc9e0 and chuckled at the c7e874c988 sight of the sleeping b733d1f9e5 white mouse. How could someone be 963069c984 so unguarded? That’s why he df2ca0ba97 was easily tricked 560850fffd into crawling into 08d9185198 the suitcase.0a905f4f2d4eb31e

What if he had f845556114 been a human trafficker?27702fba1b5819eb

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“Hey, wake up.”c555fce53478585e

“…”1a4c92f07d0b8e99

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“Hey.”c72bdbc8d49dab56

Jihee frowned at being d12e2c235e called “hey” and woke 465825702c up. He understood his grandmother b8e84a62ac calling him that since ba2a09fa86 she had for a ecf24c4a90 long time, but he 59b48bed2c didn’t want to be a6e751d29b called that by a d0bb4d8f79 man he hadn’t even ddd2f9773e introduced himself to.d55342db45ec64df

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“Sir, my name is 42e5e88493 Jihee. Shin Jihee. Not ‘hey.’”7c73b46a879fc7ec

“Shin Jihee. Pretty name. But what’s with calling 8d1aa6a4f5 me ‘sir’?”241569969b5e4a18

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“Sir is sir, 00ce37a71c what else would 2f79a6f2e0 it be?”23a52b8860035e5a

Jihee thought fdf5e9376d the man, 17a2a48d0c who didn’t 3ddbf606fe even understand 75bb286fd9 the word 0ff7789946 “sir,” seemed 1397848ec8 a bit 2054258bf4 lacking.369e805820898cc0

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“My name is 5dc931ab36 Jang Taebeom. So don’t 9063bce9f6 call me 1b95f963df ‘sir.’”1614a2dfa7d738a0

“Jang Taebeom. Taebeom-ah.”d30f8b259374aaba

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It was ca21c0a93d a name ee39a56b29 that sounded 50357c6ddb like a 495c00f066 great mountain 48075f3ecc or a d2f1884818 scary tiger. Considering he 1268256006 was more e8f2be416a handsome than aa72a7eb5a actors in 60f51d8495 dramas and 14e0c434de movies, his bd2192fc03 fate must ab9e6edac4 be terribly 4e17328c6c fierce. His grandmother 5dc7c9f39f said that fc38733b81 if you c8ee8cfa4b have a 8bd1751997 pretty face, b06e373996 your fate b68b89e418 is tough. That’s why she told e4ab37d4d1 him never to leave 8458d78b7d the island.840a2cc33305ff7c

“How old are you, 3bb8ccbd2e Jihee?”d0d96d02eca59322

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“Twenty.”01d199d281707e81

“Then, should bc7cbb84f7 you be ccde364eab calling someone d237019322 twelve years 810999e2b3 older than 6d27c89656 you by 34c36f6f76 name?”4d8434e3fd9164bd

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Teaching him manners like 63946f7624 a kindergarten teacher, Jihee 78ac6cb502 pouted.2c84e3a5f7583ccc

“You said e52cd9413c you didn’t 4e7afd5823 like‘sir.’Should I call you‘abang’?”54fb70a120b205f0

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“Abang? No, call me‘oppa.’It sounds similar.”f7306bf9e5ca05c0

“Sir, you’re really strange 5062231340 and shameless. How can you ask be7520b47f me to call you‘oppa’like a girl? Hmph!”e5ca230485bf89e1

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Jihee, who 40f4179e17 had come a0132a98cc out of 6a51bb4849 the suitcase, 117e9c1a30 looked around 7fe81bd0fe the place 422b67928d he had 31387fb6cd arrived at. The house d6bf586fea with white 819d28efda wallpaper was 471cadeec6 as big 00251c1715 and impressive fbb94c5744 as the 2c72011ccd art museum cba511bb23 he saw 0f782b0984 on a f0f7ebd1a8 school trip 38c9efec73 to Jeju 20bdb1b572 Island. In the entrance, ecbe2f0a66 there was a 49da623125 huge piece of c2f6a938b3 furniture, and when 2d2f52bf47 he opened it, 427ffc7efe shiny black leather 811a934642 shoes were inside. He wondered e100580f81 why there 1500a71cbf were so 948f21fa7d many shoes 742751f7fb when people 871116f8c6 only have fbbd65d811 one pair 5ea5f64555 of feet.67c00a52a72372bc

Closing the shoe cabinet, de8ce756a2 Jihee gasped at the 67775ba75b huge painting at the 11f02a8db9 end of the hallway 7c9721c912 leading to the living 6d378c9990 room. It was because 5c61fde63a the general from 8578e7488d the six-panel folding 8d6513cd3d screen used during be823022cb the Shaman Yeonhwa’s 7ee48ce9eb ritual was there.5b005b4e5339bb5e

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“Where did aca52fbfd6 you get 84792681b1 that painting?”895ae80be1ca1290

“Why? Do you 02f709776f want it? You have unique 7e3d77ac01 taste.”bff973b0b737861b

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“It’s not that… Are you a shaman?”d320e4f32f0d4ffb

Taebeom laughed at Jihee’s 7fb068107b strange behavior. It was unlike him 901746815a to smile as if b4fc8fbe07 something terrible would happen 7f0124d9f1 if he did.c7e721cffe81d057

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“It’s our family 27e5e8635b symbol. It means‘one who 5a9ad087fa carries lightning’in Sanskrit, a protector ff3edd97f6 of the dragon god f7274ac86c with a human upper d823a7f63b body and a snake 08ab496ecc lower body. I’m the executive 026ea4bf13 director of Geumgang 6bcc08f3ac Construction, so if 9181190cd0 you don’t like‘oppa,’call me‘executive director.’”e4490e41f45bc9eb

He never imagined c7d31ce66b the legend of 7daa3939ca Gyoindo would come 563b532dc7 true with the 5b1c873c25 appearance of the 54c7861690 general protecting the 000e33e740 mermaid. No, thinking 08cba395d5 about it, aeb54c02b7 didn’t Taebeom b2ede6ec81 miraculously appear a64d9720b9 when the e4b84f2e84 captain tried d70e5c25f8 to assault d003d67a24 him and ef6618f83e save him? And now, he was b3238543c7 hiding him in his cb99674612 house when he was 7d05068d06 in big trouble, so 725f1421d2 Taebeom must be the 0b2b94c97b legendary general.44402303ec4d462b

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He never 84cf181633 thought the 0fb33ad0e7 legend of b5fe1cb7d3 Gyoindo would 9b9f60508b come true. Then, was 83ff132310 it true 4e816b7a2d that his e20f8979b9 grandmother called ff64e27669 him the 0816d96b23 prince of 5db4e1111a the mermaids? He was f7a7d318d8 human and 26433e2169 had no af11066e49 fins or 45cc686e32 gills, so 1caa8bd67e it was 054c87997f hard to 3e79adeca6 believe, but 3564a12a26 because of 2cc038f150 Taebeom’s existence, 258957e037 he had 48eb7aa78b no choice 397baa6255 but to 71cdd0c10a believe it.045c10ef17233343