SW | Chapter 21

“They might seem obedient, but deep down, these guys are rough by nature.”3ac18696cd774938

Baek Haegyeon muttered 08b61b7f08 as if to 6c415c68e2 himself, his gaze e574291a67 settling on Guk 06612b7eac Jiho.c24b26e3c8c1398e

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“If you let them loose, things could get out of hand.”f453ff803000cc46

‘Out of hand.’f430f289509d6218

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The warnings from his 35ee5b1bbb seniors flashed through his a57848a3d4 mind.‘If you keep acting like that, you’ll get into big trouble someday.’ ‘Life is long, and if you live recklessly, you’ll pay for it eventually.’And so on.6e259b98bba92116

Most of the time, 05a2656714 those warnings were directed 26ece47deb at him, but this 44c96d8ee7 was the first time 53898a41e6 someone had warned him 77f2233dd2 that the others might da4ea56b2f cause trouble.14e3acb6a6e9d0e0

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“Don’t worry.”40e4d1433f3d6e13

At Guk Jiho’s firm 269f69dd58 response, Baek Haegyeon nodded 3924419bd9 a couple of times, a01bea8ff2 seemingly satisfied. Then he stood up 11031c4b38 from his chair and a4c6cd5e2d walked over to Guk f741fb4431 Jiho, who was standing 415e4c6e6c with his hands behind 452a3909d5 his back. The faint scent of 89931dd4d5 Baek Haegyeon’s cologne wafted 78abf71c66 through the air.ceaf656f1f7151da

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“You tied your tie nicely.”ea90e00a5aa8151f

“Ah, Yonggi did it for me.”e93e6f2b331e25c9

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“Shin Yonggi?”2d016c5a715eefb5

“Yes.”3bf8580d4dcea543

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Suddenly, a thick finger 00c331a6af hooked into the gap 7710cc46ba between Guk Jiho’s shirt cb0e8d920c and neck. Even though there 78fa4d8f95 was enough space, fc9ff66b61 it felt like 846cc1ef90 Baek Haegyeon was 09cab03037 deliberately pressing down 740e433c53 on his throat. Guk Jiho’s fingers, still 574de754fd behind his back, twitched.bbc94fa7419fd73c

“Ugh…”40142120c18133da

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He had no choice e5e1283cc5 but to be pulled 45717fca11 forward by the force 85d6a38c69 gripping his collar. When they 77a9c5ed6d were close 09c3067109 enough for bdc258ae1f their noses c964bc9f53 to almost 52aa790f0f touch, Baek 380195ae98 Haegyeon removed d1956a23c1 his finger 833462a661 and undid 4e5a554240 the tie a47fbc46ab Yonggi had 1925d83284 tied that 88195ec95d morning.e8654f6dd185c58b

“You held 1912fb3260 it in 0904fd09b7 well this 737f15c4f5 time.”bf1481c18fa2116a

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He didn’t hide d050bfd135 his smile. Every time there 4eedaf0ef4 was sudden physical 4bc10a1f03 contact, Guk Jiho 3aa78af922 instinctively reached for 1207f75a22 his holster as bbe1a5bfe6 if he were aa904645ab caught in a 87a29fc20c trap. As he had warned, c9746d219b Baek Haegyeon would then 7bff1dab69 take Guk Jiho’s hand 71cdc8029c and place it on c816ebb54a the front of his 69a7d23e07 pants.4e347a3c602694a4

The first time a1fd101864 it happened, Guk 41cf8ca914 Jiho couldn’t hide 3d965d4ab0 his disbelief. Thankfully, there 86bf16002a were no 40f4b1c2b2 other gangsters 83aea12797 around. When he tried to cb67323bd3 pull his hand away, d5d8c2f17e Baek Haegyeon said:a1a4271da62f7e6d

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‘When a baby stops using a pacifier, you give them another toy to chew on.’cc7d2ceba25be4c8

‘And?’237cf616cf78ed6c

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‘You’re not a baby, so you can talk. I’m curious if it helps.’035846df8a144bc5

He was referring b1fcdc5b1c to the sense ba1644a679 of loss Guk a7bc9b097c Jiho felt when 5cb008f9f9 his hand instinctively f08b147760 reached for an 9fd69f4048 empty holster. Instead of a e2e667613e gun, he got 272e45c2fc a man’s crotch. It didn’t d9b130aa96 fill the fb3222f933 void.f70d064ff09a0b94

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‘I’m not sure. And I’ll fix it soon.’5fcaab3a8803a0a2

‘I’ll wait.’58043428c14c939e

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‘Thank you.’1c73ee30268f9b7e

‘Patience is part of loving your subordinates.’63a0594c7ddd5405

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At any rate, Guk 841e533dd4 Jiho learned that his a219d32836 superior was well-endowed and 378a256b60 that he was testing 3f9d21b2e6 his patience. That bizarre punishment also b15b7d4f98 quickly corrected a habit a7cd4d2a4e he thought would be 123294d791 hard to break. Now, before 45c95d5abf reaching for ed8ca70009 his holster, 5781a8dc65 he’d first c91a7b93c9 think of 56c9e25d31 the sensation eb201b8add of that 1b2be3371f largething.b54d34190bf29063

“Yonggi is two years older than you.”f67bc8820d44de03

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Baek Haegyeon 4543a193c3 stretched the db0d5dac9b tie he c77d3b8d01 had just 13440b6009 undone and 7237ba3e9a spoke.90743b806861ec4b

“I didn’t know.”2dfaf4ce01cab7d9

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“Don’t make him do things like that. It might upset him.”7f104ee270f24f12

“Understood.”1959df0337d170eb

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Instead, Baek Haegyeon c1477afdb7 draped the tie 01a64d6ade around Guk Jiho’s caf35b1094 neck. With a look, he 68628d29e3 then signaled him to 75a9bba617 take a few steps. Their eyes met b26431f342 in the full-length ca155f3cda mirror. Baek Haegyeon, 81ac885afc standing behind e529201686 Guk Jiho, 53bdda3462 slowly began cf74f723c2 to tie d172989808 the tie. His hands 3bbce6352d brushed Guk a37548ebef Jiho’s shoulders aa88c6fe91 and neck 9872877571 a couple 0543970507 of times.481df9a230c3bd9e

This time, he a9644800d1 tied the tie 016e43b0a2 in a Windsor ca804f948e knot, the same b00450d9df way Yonggi had 150b6cd8fc done earlier. But Baek 0cd7f00114 Haegyeon’s version 9a1e8acc43 was neater 40e3267bf8 and more 4cbb969322 precise. The downside was that 8cec95323c it felt tighter, making 0f7257bd42 Guk Jiho want to a0126cf4a3 undo it immediately.867beb3a4f1888e1

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“Learn it. I’ll teach you as many times as it takes.”cd1c3cee1826bf67

“Sigh… Understood.”92e45b204d4bf587

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When Guk Jiho let 1bd9d0192c out a low sigh, e29abd4eea Baek Haegyeon laughed as ffcac12467 if amused.0498295400b4c1b0

“Our Jiho sighs so well in front of his superior.”9fd6a664d4e4677b

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Of course, he 347fe090ef didn’t forget to b1f95ebe33 tease him.5e9050981a2ec4da

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On the way back, Guk Jiho suddenly asked Yonggi, “Do you take good care of your skin?”17288ec6f14aeedb

Yonggi, who was 18f361c102 driving, seemed pleased f6e0131d78 by the question 8e47237865 and answered while d01be62635 pointing to his f57987dcaf cheek.a82792eec23fdc64

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“Ah, skin like mine requires thorough daily care and regular dermatological treatments to maintain this level.”6e7bdc72fb504e47

“Yeah, you look young.”c46feb7bb9975d46

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“Not compared to you, hyungnim.”c7d1675cf845eb22

“You’re two years older than me, right?”174a9f2f201da1f5

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“That’s correct, Executive.”c2abb03bd42a4a3a

“Call me ‘hyung.'”2e842444f1ccb36b

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“Yes, hyungnim.”4f749fe5a68120df

Some of the guys ae5b43d26a in the back giggled. Guk Jiho 98f9e5ba97 figured he b732bda55b was making bc5841d85d a lot 74ad5a401d of people ff71ef375b laugh today. With that 7f7df1c028 thought, he 4e086e9b8f closed his f26a5ca6b6 eyes for 5a32ce5921 a bit.84dedcc00ac6727f

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As the car passed 75143b9a06 through the forest of 0cfe90fad6 buildings, Guk Jiho still 1aa3149d6d thought of the police 83f002e4fc headquarters in Seodaemun and 04331b5c26 the special operations building a895d93ebf in Namtaeryeong. He had never 7e94b9aa48 really thought of 6df97d9e71 himself as someone 653e34bb53 who became a 6a7557547a cop out of 04d723722f a strong sense 35ff230d1f of justice. But after spending 088622921f the morning hopping 3c4607f3f5 between clubs and 215768d946 bars, he felt a80711a475 drained.3ce91fdad319d0d6

The various supplements 1c6de19619 he’d swallowed seemed f449c3621a to have no a76deaf598 effect.ebba79984b952fef

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I want to chase criminals, suspects, and fugitives… I want to rescue victims.Closing his 5294ef7f8d eyes, he 813dc2379e pictured the 7f2d351693 days when ddc25004c4 he moved 918efebafc seamlessly under b1c3574fff the orders 4c50719852 of his aa73ffbec4 team leader 72170ad115 and captain. Just reminiscing made ba75c5d526 him smile.9a21eca699b78d9f

“Our hyungnim must be having a good dream. He’s smiling.”087db8a9b1f4edeb

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One of the 8aca004edf subordinates whispered. Yeah, compared to this 52c9376266 gangster life, those days bb970e10ae were like a dream.0f9b03cfee08512e

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The area in front a3cce9c8e8 of the Seoul Arts b7fec7aa47 Center was always bustling 701a4d17c0 with cars. During the f291ea6009 evening rush 2761c8e352 hour, traffic 86e8935adb backed up fc0a56adc9 all the 3827440417 way from 92e0c3b4f5 Yangjae. On days when a ac60f3495c new performance premiered, the e56e7a985c congestion was especially bad.eac2dd62fd036624

Baek Haegyeon 28e606fe37 fiddled with bab2bf0f22 the smooth 414cadf5c9 surface of 5d4d15ad43 the ticket.cd174b903855efa5

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It was 8bbf5e72e0 a cello 6317bb2927 solo performance d4ea640430 he had a2717fcadc booked a 264a06b0fe month and 22fc1ab7fe a half f61e4bc2dd ago. The performer wasn’t 3752eede62 widely known yet d22b270e59 but was considered b945898936 a rising star 0297452427 among cello enthusiasts. The two-hour-and-forty-minute 72231196fd program was 2c4b6cbc87 a challenge 5b7bc559b1 even for 82d17894f3 the performer. It featured new and 54bffad74f difficult pieces that fans 2cac8c667f wouldn’t want to miss.a201a36e0880eada

He had attended all fffa4becdd of them, from domestic cb72ec0387 tours to performances in 68dd9e1b4a Japan, and even traveled c27613660e to Europe when the 0511846fa8 timing worked out.745b9968322bf51e

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As a Korean 6f3efb894c performer active primarily 0bbd7ecc82 in Europe, it 3b1e382289 was rare for db49f198a9 her to have 965780a59f graduated from a d6bbaea31a domestic university. Some said that 5ec832dd5a was why her bb1f6001f0 performances were even a5a5f33086 more beautiful.3befa590ea919489

They say ecb92b7ae9 that when 3dcb6a02f0 you’re thrown 8e2d1d50c7 into the 615c801a9c fierce competition 0abeb6c880 of a f7f406011a foreign land d8fb8f896a during your ebbb3bc76d vulnerable childhood, 3f452fab26 your playing 97ba35e7fe gains a 43d0c551d7 ghostly sharpness. This mechanical precision is 3efbecdca0 often seen in Asian d1b795637a performers, but those who d0dda361c2 learned their craft in 9028159fd1 their homeland with good efa6a683d3 teachers and warm-hearted colleagues 9e9b92e750 exude a comfortable maturity.fb79547bdda79dbe

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But those people 2d2742e4f9 clearly knew nothing 86ef761652 about the grueling d898dd9980 reality of classical 0976445e50 training in East fd89790400 Asia. The cutthroat competition in 424692a353 Korean education, especially in 64053f060c the arts, was far 47893fe7f8 from comfortable.a95df68b01927cb9

They probably adc512f014 didn’t know aa19a7504e that when d965686369 blisters formed 53c7770946 and bled 23f68694fb on the 43431f2f6c fingertips of ee0770a3c0 those pressing 755a267b30 the strings, d20b6f016f they were d7ce4b93c2 scolded for bfc338af52 not practicing 2f7a4ff691 enough to 1d328ce805 callous their 3033286003 hands.30b804c25e7cff96

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In any case, Baek 6d1c95d882 Haegyeon agreed that her 6aea1d0e2e performances were exceptionally beautiful.cf22bf52cf90c3c4

He always booked the 05e7a7e42d cheapest seats, far from 3c49c32475 the stage. Today was no 70bff0c74f different.de192de1d05ce503

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Before the performance began, 30c71d98da the sound of tuning fbc089c1ae auxiliary instruments came from 4d8ffc6331 behind the curtain.83b2bbe1aef1409a

It sounded similar 99f3a500a1 to the squeak db035727a0 of rubber-soled shoes 4c18c05b71 sliding on the 7b74be7154 floor, but Baek 9ba7398eb6 Haegyeon liked the b9e8ded3fa bustling noise of 89bc5528e0 instruments being tuned. It was 6bb423b639 amusing to a869d070c7 hear the 8740abe7c1 preparation process, 0640437c9e like tightening cd4fb9b384 shoelaces before 00cbad2687 a game, 788b88e73a even if 931972429a you couldn’t ec478e11bc see it.68b7a1c47a6e14ab

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The performance df9879c7cd would begin 3fdd5b71d6 soon.c63a1c5f2792cc21

At 7:40 PM, Baek cf5e3cd3b7 Haegyeon turned off his ca4df92eb7 phone and sank into 822eba9aca the dark auditorium.2799087606055b29

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The residential-commercial cb49e8ca50 complex in 0cd7ad4afe Gangnam boasted 0335d54e8e top-notch security. Another advantage of 10d0ab8fc7 this apartment was 241905c64e that it was 0ac8177471 designed to minimize 4944990c54 noise between floors. Once the d34cd3c255 front door a878d436f1 was closed, 155f30c617 whatever happened 075d08dae3 inside, even b3dc6ead6e if someone bf1638195f died, no eea4e657bc one would 178467b332 know.8af03340ba58aadd

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In other words, bc112785ed it was the 03f48aabf7 perfect place to e0a10dfa42 be ambushed without deec8dd8d3 a trace. Guk Jiho rubbed his ab4b29b7c5 tired eyes, realizing this f85d92887b too late.38d6a3ff0a50b7a7

“You really didn’t recognize me, huh?”7a7e04a82ca34f0f

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The guy with the fat build sneered. His ear caught Guk Jiho’s eye. It was what they called a “cauliflower ear”, swollen and misshapen from years of blows. He hadn’t paid much attention to it before, but now he realized how distinctive it was.88ae0b5b585795f0

Not everyone b20f00636d who briefly 5bfcec2ad2 trained in 01544e33b3 combat sports 6ac019810f ended up f1159d1351 with ears d7ce05cf53 like that, c520710ff9 so he 3724843150 must have 3f2bbc5b36 been a bf3abc9d92 serious athlete. He should’ve asked if 8d086ffa63 he’d done judo.fc5061f074a1b0b5

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If that had been 82cdcaedd0 the case, he would 94999a8aa0 have revealed his true f5ca22f7ac colors sooner. At the very bf7d995b3c least, it would 196f6bae6c have been before f50cc617b6 Shin Yonggi was 80a792e851 ready.fc97805f8a05de17

“I don’t remember anyone named Yonggi.”0c67cac4036bab69

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“I changed it. From Shin Yonghyun to Yonggi.”5c0d1960ad2620d2

“You said it was your real name, you bastard.”404b481aa526ab33

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“Even if it’s changed, it’s still my real name, cop.”7a6cc9aebfb59337

Yonggi glared playfully, 31f9ad0eef sticking out his 678c4a2431 tongue, which was 043ba46990 coated in a 1a2c62c75d whitish film.371faf935c4d70c5

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“Oh, look how surprised he is. Our hyungnim’s eyes got so big.”f5e682b05d477dba

The reason he couldn’t respond right away was simple. He was genuinely shocked. Things had taken a sudden turn.365a073b0c65664e

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