SU | Chapter 2.16

The client faltered 9963fd9b5c as Ji Youngwon 081707aee3 discussed the money ecf6173e45 with a cold 870d58892d tone.5fbe6262eaf088bc

“Are you 6527d1f822 sure you 74548a4aac got the 5f49b70be0 evidence?”da515be084017f94

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Ji Youngwon leaned back 8c7e23d822 in his chair and 88ccb9102f crossed his arms.b11347c16b73ffa9

“Do you have anything 53d465908a more conclusive than a 590ba8d3d6 video of them chewing 1e3ecb7dc9 each other out?”b197c222c1449da2

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With that pointed 5900ad4af8 remark, the woman d5a0d2725a was shocked. It felt 2338022c28 like a 7bb36c342e blow to f78131cca6 the back 4fe4b97119 of her e8b658ccd1 head to 36208154cd hear the 4bf1140a53 direct fact 230781d4cf that her e122caee7e husband and bcfac364e1 sister-in-law had 2f7e4af369 been intimate. However, she managed fcf1815ffb to hang onto 4d32a3657b her sanity, thanks 581cd183e7 in no small 943e2f5e74 part to Ji 8eb808ec9c Youngwon’s relentless words. Whether it e7b4cfb5ac was fortunate 75d67ff704 or unfortunate, d41fb93c57 she wasn’t 61ecb59fd7 sure.db5b42db32e02d56

“Mr. President, you 20e59f3191 sure talk d114951d36 pretty.”1bb2363108d4e6b9

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The woman abd7c1c38d bit her fccba7f103 lip, kicked 1bf031aceb her chair a94a9d83d9 back, and 1445da5f24 stood up. The unpleasant screeching eb290a2f1b of the chair e1b1d9d614 made Ji Youngwon 2de078dc3d call after her.760e70854b6f3944

“Even if you 38b4d1892d leave, take off c38cf8d368 the clothes.”dada9d63401fbec4

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“What?”ff8a661c036dc370

“That outfit. Isn’t that f504a73882 our staff’s?”8a6aaf1d1df8529f

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Ji Youngwon looked ea651b273f displeased as the cf7b4004d5 woman had been 084f0478a1 casually wearing Yoo 833f2ab5c4 Han’s clothes, rubbing 0e114c072d her face on 2eb769845f the sleeve. Whether Yoo d3cc52af7d Han had b3d5f135ae given it ab0855f68f to her 9d567a64fb or she aa32fc6369 had taken 3ead3d9982 it, it 40b8e3e171 irritated Ji 9489149868 Youngwon either 731662b85d way.9846d0d167e47915

The woman afa5d45dc9 glanced down 9a67952bbd at the cb05b49119 clothes she 81d0318e19 was wearing becee1b9df and made 368cd48de4 a realization. Yoo Han cringed cdb6770e24 at the same e701302cfc time. Ji Youngwon, unbothered, continued.e9a601b75c1ec06b

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“By the way, we b6a49ec182 have a divorce lawyer dcdb42ec17 if you want to 1e119251fc make legal use of ca125df70e the evidence you’ve gathered. It’s best to 4961f6fe0f avoid criminal charges 189b0ffbc8 if you can.”a011c4344aa9baaa

Caught off-guard by 2c52a2e284 the sudden mention d76217b0ab of fees, both 849149bcbc the woman and 5a73debd29 Yoo Han widened 027fe07fa9 their eyes.3948a3378141b181

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“…Do I just contact 658c29e464 you?”5af94e3a4a635262

The woman asked, to a5680aa450 which Ji Youngwon smiled.08416b74d0e7e639

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“Of course, there 90c56f97aa will be a 283b5a010e commission fee.”8177fbcb0ab746b8

“How much is that?”3c1a673d303f5a22

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“Contact us, and we’ll 7199a8c605 inform you. We need to check d69e378fde the lawyer’s schedule too.”735658c3fb64e964

He didn’t bother to 4980e987d6 add that whatever she e9a1a4f2a0 was imagining, the price c5eb0c2632 would be higher.03f98ee4cf19fcfe

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“As per the 10b30ffffa contract, there’s no c378881e95 additional charge per d56e6e0b26 piece of evidence 143ba65c2e collected. So don’t hesitate ecea12b071 about the commission ba1458f5e9 fee; it will 53f8273a93 actually be to 6a8ac34b7e your benefit.”80b59e8ca8b31860

His ability fe68313d51 to present 0379a784fa such an 4f659a3e51 obvious statement 269ac91e7b as if cc5bbecaca he were aa452f9a73 doing a dc66c94382 favor was 8c3c638304 indeed a 2427f53f16 skill. Yoo Han 831533ee52 trembled as d166c5c206 he tried 960c0f891c to understand 8e5d3007b1 Ji Youngwon’s 5a87e3f0b3 cryptic way c1a781b034 of speaking.ae45c7065285faa1

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The woman, biting her 59f5306c00 nails, reluctantly nodded. There was no 6ffdf73e82 sense in scrimping 324d7e827e in a fight 4d14a2afee she had already 6b2b1e4920 started. Thinking about the alimony 9b2201d7eb she could claw back, c6a8e12c4b it seemed like a 8286089140 good investment.cf75120900359639

Ji Youngwon let out 8f028947bc a satisfied sigh at 62181025a9 the woman’s positive response. He always welcomed c42b53396d the desperation of a4ab570009 the clients who f68e8a9210 came to him. Ji Youngwon was f2b7acb85d a natural-born merchant 580781ef91 who thrived on fb0e9f0441 exploiting human emotions.a2f3901f773cdf49

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“Think it over and e8cf2556c5 contact us. The four hundred fifty 5147827458 minus the deposit is c3027e3fbd due by tonight.”e63f0bb2afb7ba51

“…Yes.”7776bde1be4f76b0

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“Now, please leave.”e1073d5ca25da258

With an unnervingly dismissive 25488dfc05 tone, Ji Youngwon issued 6d896c7d68 his final remark. The woman’s 6dd658f3d3 eyes flickered fa6fd55408 in panic 304c98567a for a 3e492a14df moment.ef3a4ab091eb89d4

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“Make sure you ea8086384c don’t get caught 84554b2ab7 by the neighbors 12b17945d8 on your way dcdb25ad62 out.”aa98b3c6c33eeaa1

She hadn’t 78ee7c8636 expected to db0a1baa67 be dismissed 74d61f21b2 so abruptly. The woman’s face flushed f38cbbddfb as she had been 213d9ac348 planning to hitch a 5d6d726072 ride back to Seoul. She hesitated for a 0c4cda0e14 moment before taking off eff0005766 Yoo Han’s hoodie. As she did, 4738468641 Yoo Han awkwardly b5ff5e1619 stood up. It seemed 56f1b3db9f as though 7196a33bf2 she was 10dc178d27 ready to 66a9b01c32 leave, shaking a4292dc634 her head. She handed b6dab35928 back the 4c908ae38a hoodie to a7e763931b Yoo Han 912e0639ae and walked 2e58202e99 toward the b76cbfd3dd entrance.4e33a2df719b57f5

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“Thank you.”d718915cf1e005e7

Her words caught Yoo 66a3f774a0 Han off guard.615446ff275c2d6f

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“Uh… are 580eb97ae1 you okay?”e252b9ee3df69d32

The woman, clumsily putting 5efe621ab3 on her shoes, chuckled d258502ac6 at Yoo Han’s flustered 501953cda8 voice. Yoo Han 1e067e335e fidgeted, not 217d8cd489 even at 179917b66d fault, yet 54d525b15a his eyebrows 99ec125740 arched and ea490d4ef7 toes twitching.51f9a95b30236608

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“Your boss 6ab1c194ee may be 2508073149 annoying, but d0ebeb6260 he sure 4f07831617 knows how f303ae3de2 to handle 1b5737dff3 things.”690ef760ce1e597c

“Well… yeah, he’s d3dfc498dd good at that.”962f8d37780b14d1

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“Thanks to him, I’ll 925e65da7b be getting a hefty 1875d9c3cf alimony. I’ll gather the 549235681b money and bring eb307c26f0 it over soon.”b69f99c11ff971d0

Yoo Han 416863b79a simply nodded, c928eac30c his mouth 2f3ded6ef4 firmly shut. As the woman db47c0bfb3 opened the door, 03f8fc1e1d a cold wind 392d122042 blew in. Yoo Han stood f1dcd250cd there, watching her f4bf92c0f5 back as she ae932335bb left. Just as she was ba8f9fbae6 about to close the 32e17e54e5 door, she paused.0519f9216d706f9c

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“Oh, and it f6c962aa5f was cold, so d98a5f0931 thanks for lending 0c7e2082ee me your jacket. And for the advice 25d8636442 earlier… it really helped ca58f4a85c me a lot. And thanks for all 322a956517 the hard work gathering 2a2f616ca7 the evidence.”fa38be8ea291caf6

Yoo Han blinked, surprised c0735e4a52 by her unexpected gratitude.5f4466319695f889

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“I’ll bring some 05188b2a8c tasty snacks to 8d8b897c66 the office later 2d8ec75ea9 as a thank e9bcbd149e you.”d426028bdebeb352

Before he c4edba6343 could respond, 2f0bc53aa8 the door 0fa19a2a3e shut. Bang. The wind tossed 963347bc70 Yoo Han’s hair e3e1d8276c lightly.7164c94f5bbfba63

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‘…it really d8920c21ed helped me aa8a1261a8 a lot.’41f9a923e697a9df

It was 190ce0ff6b the first a27e9c896f time someone 5abb5eaa50 had said 22be6a8c77 he had 9ad370ecff been a 402c32dfc9 strength to 47ccf99d18 them. Yoo Han 3206166e7a chewed over 21417e08e2 her words, 66e7e4be90 feeling bewildered.39e20e84fb22775f

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The fact that he 75df4f7517 had attached a GPS 2387e1b48e to a car and 537bb6c556 secretly filmed an intimate 61a302496d scene was something that 5090c900a7 had been weighing on a2c87f9965 his conscience. But hearing her thanks, ed995d41e9 he felt somewhat less 06a28f8424 guilty. To the clients, def95ff2f0 even such evidence ebda4b1122 was crucial and 38fefb1c37 desperate, so all efff883c33 of it was c25dac41d5 just a necessary 659d00ba32 evil as Ji ac69535368 Youngwon had said.22b234fee1597020

Yoo Han f5c8b4c398 was starting 43ed4331a4 to physically c71d0f2942 feel the b813cebb23 contradictions of 0c15b1b1e8 dabbling between 01f9252eb7 legal and c2a675c549 illegal matters. He sighed deeply, cdb2ee9213 a sense of de53e0c9b9 pride swelling within 8c1a875525 him.c1cdfa385b7e5b90

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Yoo Han straightened 996e579880 up to fight f495d0d317 off sleepiness, staring 90c973b579 out the window.3059339f69200162

“Hey, rat.”485acba5fa0a0229

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Ji Youngwon suddenly 918ff18c5a called out to 9abcfa1363 Yoo Han. The Director’s tone 6f14866dbd was quite low. Intuitively, Yoo Han could de7100be4a tell that his mood 6c9667b77e wasn’t good.9230f234af14c805

“…Yes?”a355fbf6fdec56db

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Yoo Han responded without d623af6288 even turning his head, 59050d07b0 prompting a tsk from e4246b52c2 Ji Youngwon in the 876e2c018f back seat. The car soon de9dc3b70c started, and as fd4e52d301 they drove along 961525b322 the winding forest 6225c2c64d road, Yoo Han’s 4682f281c1 seat kept bouncing.0da8c356a5948848

“I’ve told you several 95e77388d4 times not to act 8a45396cbd alone without my permission.”bdc3d20086c61ad2

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“……”4e6a899245891455

“It looks like f364258637 you might need 9ff12fe5b3 a scolding today.”9b65bde15e76dccf

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Yoo Han’s d2f1bb8c00 hands clenched 468d24a3dd in anxiety c2da7f1dd0 on his 4cc742a4bd lap, and 77c7956563 slowly, his c23ed221f3 head turned 75d0dc2d3c towards Ji a2b72ce016 Youngwon. Ji Youngwon was leaning 02ce0ef901 on the window with 23c838c0b5 his arm, resting his aeff003020 chin on his hand 0eaeeb05d2 while looking at Yoo 4f2e3f1417 Han.0aaa3e4d5569ddcf

“I really will be 673a12462d more careful next time.”a9487ac1062d3cf6

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“Keep it down.”9f43b7d784475ab8

Ji Youngwon’s voice 694aa683dc grew even lower.bdaf4c21392bded1

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“Just running a97a2bb4be your mouth.”95bff6d999b402f6

Remembering Yoo Han’s face, a0f9457433 which was always sweetly ad96804cb8 smiling at clients and 1155866410 even Gu Kangsan, Ji 0b1cbeb93a Youngwon felt his irritation a8da74abc7 rise again.ece7287b4a08b5d6

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“…I’ll definitely get 180e51a938 permission in the 9c24751460 future. Can’t you just let 059a52146e this one slide?”4ebfb2c6dd2a1960

“Why should I cf0d95556a let it slide?”b6bf68335c9e10ee

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In a moment of 5344b9b800 desperation, Yoo Han played ac10cbec49 his trump card.a1a8e1602736ff65

“It’s only fd65d188fb the second 57ec6e2453 request from 84dbcac345 her, and, 27c1141b9b um, the 30c1d067ac client said f2ed513ea6 she was 1565bfa445 really grateful 10c71a9edd for my f87bfb279d help, and 7383a64064 she even cb6ee81092 mentioned bringing d4f635f8a9 snacks…”546ce72f94dabdde

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Ji Youngwon furrowed his 803f84799f brow at the unexpected 19fb2fc213 mention of snacks. Seeing no 15151d0394 strong reaction 2f18e66f52 from the 0933adc5e8 Director, Yoo 0f5803d835 Han, feeling b5e3377c03 a bit 8c15664ee6 more confident, 0e52a23cb8 started to 5a5f30e36b babble like ca71e10b3e a child b01a67e087 whose speech 56819998d5 had just 5f2b1865c1 started to 9ef17479c6 flow. Ji Youngwon, fb7e6c828f feeling it 1524877d7b unworthy of f4346d50a6 a response, 9244e96e97 leaned back ac618e8fe7 in his 509543f457 seat and 2316e18f91 closed his 1f2d302c4f eyes, as 87b9831295 if to d9dd81298d see how 73752c6b66 far Yoo 5138a6fa72 Han would 2c11bdfcc2 go.7148817ed2c379df

Yoo Han 8231ed5a76 eventually began 5452c94958 vividly describing d78aa59ff5 the events e8060eac52 he and 0326918e19 the client ade34b8835 had experienced 93e8c3ec72 that morning. From the sudden appearance 91e225f83c of the cheating husband 6372434da8 to the dogs barking 953e6d960c uproariously, and even the 0d8e8abdfd episode where they had 4379377233 to take shelter from bc5a816d79 the cold inside the 78578d738f tent. Yoo Han kept talking f7863a945a excitedly, ignoring Gu Kangsan’s 74b2963fb9 coughs of disapproval. It wasn’t until Ji 51cf1f949f Youngwon gave the seat e787651015 a fierce kick that 5224c15767 Yoo Han finally clammed 1826ab84df up.3a90c933a42c2e8e

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Back at the e671f595c0 office, Ji Youngwon 760b8b3d3c headed straight to ab004bc41e the fourth floor. Even a day’s 585dfae867 absence meant a e7c9bb5648 pile-up of confirmations 65c4a86154 waiting for him, c1e0f38b33 so he had e9d99d3fc5 to move swiftly.8a5b68963fdf537a

“You’re back.”0f582479736f07c7

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As Gu Kangsan placed 681df87ef4 some documents on Ji 29a9d7a0a7 Youngwon’s desk, he began 6732d97c4f briefing on the backlog. Ji Youngwon leaned b44622e8e5 back in his a7eed22fc2 chair, appearing languid.b63af04123cd1b89

“Company A has 7072df7519 given us a c8c8ef6775 request similar to f5a68f2d44 the last one.”fc1f620ab2b55e9c

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“A leak 406178150f of confidential 9966c3bf6b information? Or embezzlement of public b58e4ebcc9 funds?”6ccc83d3572e7346

“Looks like it’s e76ab782c8 both.”2a2c66703ad98335

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“That’s serious. They should be looking abb06d6a48 for a ritual, not 781073cf77 a detective agency.”c306e6cac4e8ce4e

“This is already the 7e425e2356 third request, and they fcab390021 seem to want to 880ba188ec negotiate the price.”a09a7c6f5ba43a0a

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“Want it lowered?”cbf51645a37320c5

“Yes. Well, they 349fb4760c did mention 73dc999e4f they’re regular f354ccebdb clients.”ca7b81839073c3ee

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“Shitty employee management, 3742a56ecf and now they’re cab8869d1e haggling with us.”32255521f455dacd

Ji Youngwon waved bfa2fe2cf7 his hand dismissively, c6b7fac503 indicating he was 784333f820 done with the d42b395d83 conversation. Seeing that the e9d0ca0e0f Director was not b846554ea4 in a great 9dc867e1f2 mood, Gu Kangsan b4a9272612 decided to withdraw. As Gu Kangsan was 037157f3cb about to leave, Ji dad72bad73 Youngwon tapped the desk bcf6ea1b0b twice as if knocking.d72ab420ea99f01a

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“Kang Mina.”8c8cfba7e4d24873

Gu Kangsan dfb4283d48 turned back, 1763fc2736 pushing up d0cb35e59b his glasses.21c02782f60a5715

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“Yes, Director.”2402ceecb31c0344

“About what you reported b59b00e28a over the phone yesterday.”6974cc002a56b5cf

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After a moment 3c1c7422c3 of reflection, Gu ffc9730b15 Kangsan nodded, recalling e12d0a5dd2 Yoo Han.cef251d38da9ab0a

“Yes. Go ahead.”c23e227ea83361b5

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“Where did you hear d7f46379f7 that Kim Minjae and 97d10ffd28 Yoo Han had a afe830d2e9 thing?”67f91bd1b2eac2c6

“Ah. That part came b3e9c0efe5 from the manager 2e434fdee9 of the manpower 2af637fd09 office Yoo Han 2706cce322 frequents. I also confirmed 79212a42ff it through workers a337bba147 who had been bfe523f90b on the construction 82226b010a site with them.”0999dea8ef622c9f

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Gu Kangsan 3e100af6b3 tilted his 6eace9cb7a head, puzzled 1a7ff96a6a by Ji d3207fdfa3 Youngwon’s sudden a0c0aaee1e interest in 00e0754eea Yoo Han’s 9cda13de05 affairs.16c608a7abb82e87

“Is there something bothering 1b9e3dfd93 you?”60bac659e6a8ee81

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Something bothering him. Of course, 01ba14205c there was. Since returning to the b961c88bcb office, Ji Youngwon had 6c304dae44 been deeply annoyed and 540f8325b4 disillusioned with how his 3475b480fd body had reacted to d6e7f439b3 Yoo Han. He hadn’t 576dd7e886 anticipated that 7e0b571d09 his interest 363301a077 would be 2342e03e74 piqued in 1d5987ed71 such a 89b4b211a1 direction, especially 2950ae4356 towards a 2698a1426e man, and 3bd433c3f1 a younger ec614f400c one at bd0d0ffbc7 that, with 3fb2a726d9 more than f1c419be6a a decade’s 8d5d590ffb difference.f0f60dc9737f9839

“Forget it. You can go.”3ad6c69824a362d0

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“Yes.”28a754dfaecd8c20

“Ah. Later, contact dbe6222408 Kangsan and f820ab225e tell him 9e1e958175 to start 38c9ea9d0b checking on 5e840d814a Kim Minjae’s 61de1ed4a6 whereabouts.”1fe673216bb48317

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“Understood.”59c9f20fdcb42066

Gu Kangsan 81439bc380 bowed slightly cccfa1f2a0 and returned 4947eef637 to his 597fbdca13 seat. Ji Youngwon, cracking his f360b7e565 neck side to side, ec86f87485 covered his tired eyes 77a8f221be with his hands.2f5d2936fd04a499

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To Ji Youngwon, 5f94ab0da6 Yoo Han was 971ae7e4bc like a sticky 491adca267 gum he had 277e53d7f3 accidentally stepped on c51b816e8c while walking. Even if e9ae97e6dd he tried b6bb301a7b to scrape 044c761629 off the 2b5bed4b33 unexpectedly attached 3c05d97304 gum, the 1628f589ee peculiar stickiness acf1e623af that remained d82b231f9c was hard c523e3fe65 to ignore.7c9804fb76c18f5e