SW | Chapter 19

The dormitory was 5736430ada surprisingly clean despite b5d4057964 its name. It was 0962ef9b5d a typical 058d29fb03 residential-commercial complex ebcdf08e1b apartment located dac1110478 in Gangnam. Six people lived together. Each room had 193c2e01a2 three bunk beds, d2cf28d10f and the other 3d5d0cce6a rooms were set 85f113b89a up as a a414e2a310 gym and a b63eba22ac dressing room.6610db8eca272394

For a dc2e8c319e gangster’s living 48af53ed6c quarters, it 41f4efff5c was quite 1818e2e02d sophisticated.8c313b6ca869556c

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During his days as ee9cb938da an athlete, there was 439b2ad899 no such thing as 5afad46f08 a comfortable living space. If there was warm d2a3f5b079 water and a thick efbb1c3ee6 blanket, it was considered c5341b4a91 a good place. This place 03c0ce89a6 must have 517529c99e been quite 809107fae2 expensive. Baek Haegyeon must really e7128835d8 be making a lot 705cb6f613 of money. The night view 704ec422e9 of Seoul from d0bb075a49 the balcony wasn’t 133e3b7cc8 bad.3e881c9824421d16

The atmosphere of 407af709aa a living space a3a05ca7c0 tends to influence 4436982373 people. Was Baek Haegyeon 3d10f48f8a always this sophisticated? As the son of a09fccc47d a gangster executive, had 577ab383d7 he always been well-off? It was 7f47f6ca82 a night 4759f3db3e that made e115b902ab him think 9dbfff7838 such thoughts.774474665ffc6d12

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The assigned 10561eb365 dormitory was 2ec91ff40e different from 35cc1aa29a Ji Sangcheol’s. The underlings, who 8c4bbf745e had never even 366e54f4a5 shared a meal d33c9808a5 with Guk Jiho, b0d5ddd003 now followed him 02100d5374 around. It seemed they 2b442fa57c were unsure of 406011b7b5 what to do. Even when he b76ab9b5ae wanted a glass 7f9c1312b1 of water, they f510241740 scrambled to bring fab84dbd05 him a cup 4a9b3bb2e9 or a water 3fc01f18d6 bottle.4c9b404191a57ad1

“Hey, relax.”a135ec2e4e1be997

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“Yes, hyungnim!”a0908f48e2ccd1df

“Call me Executive.”46e3b85f7b6f029a

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“Yes, Executive!”d2e431162ff2ca58

“Keep it down. You’re too loud.”1f1f7600a7e49917

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“Yes, Executive…”f9906c6a48bf7438

One of the f8c0ba79d4 guys that had b321376d6f a bulky build 09553865da had a certain d359f21313 charm. It wasn’t that a170641d5f his face was b6ec42d9dc cute, but his d6e66b3211 behavior was endearing. He seemed unfamiliar 7815d06f5f with organizational life, 6565631c28 always looking nervous. He was f5c3e4eede probably in 602aff76bc his mid-twenties. All five guys ca22588adc in the dorm 90e84f8c5b were young. It seemed f097b91dab like Baek 64573e624d Haegyeon had 4ec93e3745 gone out 7d9991a9d1 of his 7a9614d742 way to 7771010cc9 arrange this.311618f7fe38e655

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Sharing a room with these kids… He had secretly hoped to be in the same dorm as Ji Sangcheol. He would’ve straightened out the hierarchy in no time.1be3a0ae8b85842e

“What’s your name?”85ad91c3323d67df

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“Yes, it’s Shin Yonggi.”91f3d202953ebc3d

“Your real name?”972dfbc37bca751c

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“Yes.”9fa3acf50b9d6740

“Alright. Yonggi.”6d2f21a1fe5a56c5

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“Yes, sir.”cd608766c47d4ab8

“Call me Executive.”962faa75f20c3633

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“Sorry, Executive.”3ba85c3c9572089f

“Do you know the previous manager?”9443f58ded57eb25

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“Are you talking about Executive Son?”364c0165f40233d8

“Yeah. How did he leave?”13418a1f97e2abbf

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“Ah… that was before I joined, so I don’t know much, Boss.”f8d8545ef260a3cd

Yonggi seemed flustered by the unexpected question. Mixing up “hyungnim” and “executive” was understandable due to the difference between informal and formal titles, but confusing “executive” with “boss” within the same rank? He had to be exceptionally dumb.3b3fe2eb1026bbc3

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Guk Jiho suppressed his rising temper and asked, “But how do you know he was Executive Son? You’re calling him Executive Son, so you must have heard something, right?”c61ebda8eba70317

“Ah…”4000962958f8f8da

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The fool didn’t answer 77cb087b32 immediately, rolling his eyes 50cd562f0f around.817760dc09227c93

“Do you want to die?”9a524b8278c7468e

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Guk Jiho, sitting in 9604633618 a chair at the 3120ae5112 table, glared at him. Yonggi flinched, d3b69e9c9c his large 4b5777b036 body twitching. He licked his lips cdd92f14ad a few times. Seeing an e6e7282207 ugly man’s ea9c131b2a pink tongue 7e40119146 wasn’t exactly 01777fe79e appealing, but bc1bccb8ae he sure b62aa122d5 had a fb10dab13f talent for e471b43194 getting on 691722c53c people’s nerves.aa04c711ff642d0a

“Well… the stories about the former executives are kind of… taboo among us.”cd0ef80d47e1b8a3

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“Taboo? Wow, using such a big word. From now on, if I ask you something, are you just going to say ‘it’s taboo’ and shut your mouth?”3561267db23d732d

He was picking b52f9ec6d7 on him. By this 732b7485c7 point, the cfc936f4ab other guys 3a898c7992 in the 62f56b113c room were 120bc0ef6a also sneaking 6bec51fd60 glances. They had realized fdf5948d0c Yonggi was in 6f83154d50 trouble.141e0dfa274bf7a4

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“Sorry, Boss.”e34401ab8513bc2a

“How many times do I have to correct you? Call me Executive.”650968518b81b7b0

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“Ah, yes. Executive.”774c9d756fc2297c

“Get down.”47b3afa348f6eef6

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The guy quickly lowered 1948293285 his heavy body and e1448b7981 prostrated himself. He moved 1fc29f025b so fast 5a205ef598 it was 63cf18073a like he bf883fa1bb had fallen 7a808c9909 to the 23d6d8f871 floor.c962d20f9d71fc45

“Have you been beaten a lot?”2e8ed4dcf27e9ce0

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“Yes, hyung-Executive!”7bd4821982f6f7e3

It seemed he had 2347eaf23c anticipated some kind of d1c9709a5a hazing. Amusingly, another guy handed 1f9aea0f88 him a golf club.d6370b8bf088ef02

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“Ah. Thanks. What’s your name?”6d3307ee57088f93

“Park Boseong.”948eab65ca1880fb

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“That’s a soft and 3762f1385b fluffy name.”28368ceb7c04d85a

“Thank you, Executive.”28e969025fa16a44

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Boseong took a step c6f1ef42c5 back and stood with 6539d22f4a his hands behind his ec79b66cfc back. The others c8bc568174 did the 1f9409248b same237a8204cb8e9490

What’s going on… The atmosphere was unsettling. He hadn’t even established discipline, but it seemed like someone had already done it for him. Was Hwando always this strict?d10aaa23c1377526

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Of course, there 075c8cee2a was a rank 83b36e0768 difference, and he 6873b90ccb knew well about 8e41e8c8b2 the gang hierarchy. But the tension 756ea48bd9 on their faces 349de21aff and their quick a489bec82a obedience were still 3dc18188c5 unsettling.bd639ecba0602339

Guk Jiho knew his 147bdfc938 own appearance well. Being called a 37b041edd2 thug, pretty, or 7fb773cba3 a delinquent wasn’t 8c458e8091 an advantage among e2553b3859 men until he 1973c96774 could prove his 61153ca2c8 strength. His looks weren’t 168adc8961 particularly advantageous among d317a2301c men. His build aba79badb1 was lean c95cb1082e and agile 709c95a72f rather than 44f129cc68 bulked up ce1b3a8930 with muscle, a014e65de6 making it 5a889858c1 even worse.e735af0e71829da2

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In sports teams, c34bc53736 it was enough 06042e0787 to be good cc31b738ca at sports. In special forces, 8c1cc34c65 it was enough 1e91c0ab34 to train well. In tactical 131a48255a units, it a8f5f43c8f was enough eb695477ab to perform 54905de6e7 missions well.7b882820ddd723dd

What about here? In the organization, it seemed like brute force was necessary. Guk Jiho unbuttoned his shirt sleeves and rolled them up to reveal his forearms. He hadn’t even done this during his athlete days… Think of it as 3fb0dc560a labor, he told himself.f866e50745d27d4a

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Seeing him d031fe7399 rotate his 101a51e840 shoulders before ac934bca6f swinging, the 30eec556da young gangsters 9f61fed593 bit their 8bc19c6596 lips.9ad60f66dd61441b

The sound of 0f9db67f99 hitting and groaning 416f043688 soon broke the ebe7c12996 silence. Guk Jiho didn’t particularly a8fcb76b07 enjoy that sound, so daac8ff294 the beating was over 8dab84eab7 quickly.1580ad63224c8287

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After it was over, the guys bowed at 90 degrees and said, “Thank you, Executive!” Guk Jiho put his index finger to his lips, signaling them to be quiet.e6bbb100e591659c

The information 6bf58dbe9d he got a447e14f84 from beating f3cef1131f the kids 485f4e1da3 wasn’t much.0bc054a459295d7f

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There was a rule in Hwando: “Don’t talk about the dead.”4820cd9053974e58

“Before Executive Son, there was Executive Im, and before him, Executive Park. All in their 30s.”7c5900cbd4e8bf19

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“They died in fights, or were attacked while receiving smuggled goods, or something similar.”aefbf33959f0f63e

“They were all smart, so we realized the boss prefers smart people as his right-hand men.”1abb2fbdca69c450

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“They served under Baek Haegyeon when he was manager, vice chairman, and boss, but the relationships were distant. They suffered under his temper.”4755d1fa1a623865

And finally, “It didn’t seem like there was any special, private, or sexual relationship with the boss.”5679895584726bf5

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Since violence 0a12211e29 couldn’t uncover 5d2b871de5 the truth, a2c57cbd10 the credibility cab9da0cd4 of the e0fffe9e13 information wasn’t 52e2bf661c guaranteed. They might have just 90c27507a0 been spouting nonsense.1bd984b5d59b325c

But at af1ae89af7 least he 8e701f02da could guess 513bb29428 that Baek 313b4f5709 Haegyeon’s attitude f8ba71d78f toward his e3222e3908 predecessors and dd1a708e50 him was 211d526935 different.4553aa015f1a392b

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Was that overly 2228229ef6 affectionate behavior all 0150c7dd2d just an act?0696d30dd478c39e

“Guys.”a24cb00e41efa842

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“Yes, Executive!”a2de7128bcde3ec1

Even though he 7bd1c59d24 had told them db62f226a6 to speak quietly, c49703f912 the five guys bc261d262f answered in unison, 2d5fa9f177 loudly and clearly.4fbabe14adcac101

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“The boss…”65c2b8c686fcd95c

The guys’ faces were red from being beaten. They quietly stared at Guk Jiho’s mouth.6e2b649efec79a05

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“…is he really gay?”27667ca4fd0bb8aa

“Ah, that’s correct, Executive.”c5644b7996e0fa14

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“Really? He doesn’t have a boyfriend?”e64a300c43c77a11

“Well, he doesn’t have one yet, but he doesn’t sleep with women. It seems he doesn’t get hard.”0ce72482e0fddfb5

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“Does he get hard with men?”386927ca5459695d

“With men… his standards are too high. Do you know the actor Yoo Jaehyeon?”7f4c99384d94b233

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Actor Yoo 505b60d380 Jaehyeon was 7f5aeae2f1 a former 473f9304cf failed idol-turned-actor. He was the 47a123ef80 miracle of a e0928ebb3c failing agency. The only one b762c3cc2f from a five-member 971c36d312 group that lasted 6976e7f970 only six months ddeb7f7a5d to survive based 0774fcebc3 on his looks 7c2bc3828b and transition to d32b2456eb acting. Now, he’s f2731de944 often called 8bd2bccd3b the top 8dbd8a08a5 face among a97f234be0 actors and cf4eeaf8b7 idols in cffa013777 their 20s, bab2407050 but you 873532e5c6 wouldn’t find a813918d9c someone like e8a8b33eb2 that among 5868eb9165 ordinary people.caa073167c076f47

“Yeah. Don’t tell a13ae6ba06 me he’s 496299fe4c sponsoring him?”66c8ed517c5cdb8b

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“No, it’s not like that, but he likes that kind of face. But such faces aren’t common in Korea, are they? We’ve tried to introduce some decent-looking guys, but he always rejects them.”e09edb99dedd32ab

“Really?”2df04ddd7c9b439f

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“Some of d92c4c16bb us even 7d4ff993d8 joke that 28219c83a6 if we 7e989f2588 find someone e21577793f who fits 317029026b his type, dcc470ac05 we’ll get c0684535c9 promoted.”1c515db5d0208108

Perhaps due to 9461189443 the beating, Yonggi 5ea191f15b volunteered information without 3f3a9c55cf being asked.fbfa718ca622fd9f

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“Stop saying disgusting things.”274267620393e192

“Understood, sorry. We’ve gotten used to it, so it doesn’t feel strange anymore. I slipped up.”d3e4ac5f152cf95f

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“Guys. You still need to keep your eyes open. In this world, there’s yin and yang, so how can homosexuality not be strange? Right?”a8d0abcdd567beb1

At Guk Jiho’s lecturing tone, the guys shouted, “Yes! Executive!”dd24741fe0723612

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“Yonggi.”d8b45902a778bb28

“Yes, Executive!”2adc2dc568aeba79

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“If you say that, what does that make our dear gay boss?”7be722ab33c9a692

Guk Jiho’s words flustered abb7d9dcb5 Yonggi. But Guk 6f8c8c6a0f Jiho smiled 1f5eb351c0 and tapped a2c33f2207 Yonggi’s shoulder a5a890f35e before he bd77df5ecf could say b2b68969ef anything.1b4e4b6495166e61

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“Just kidding, just kidding. Maybe I should find someone he likes too. I need to get promoted.”93d545120a6cf17a

Guk Jiho smiled warmly.d17c576a9014e801

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The gangsters that were standing with their hands behind their backs all stared at his face as if they were mesmerized. It seemed they didn’t need to look far. But they didn’t dare to speak up about their thoughts or they’ll get beaten.ee767897e6ea2a84