SW | Chapter 22

“Cop hyungnim…” Guk Jiho had memorized that damn genealogy for nothing, huh? Well, maybe mixing a bit of truth and lies could still work.207531f4b4e108ec

What if he 1125097984 spun a story 9603c34d02 about being a c0ee57d392 corrupt cop who b076570367 got kicked out 0d83c5e08b and ended up 6a6d100b8a as a gangster?287d99049d0028b6

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But the complicating d005997035 factor was that 290a5b065a Shin Yonggi knew 88e917c0cb Guk Jiho. How much did he 3b1cd7de8b actually know?8c186d6d1f7935a9

If only e0f85e517f someone had 3815301e1c told him bd24cb0161 that athletes 58c043d412 who failed 8d09e9d761 often ended 403b45df1f up as 8ff4f53f35 gangsters, especially 7982ec4512 those who 35526c181a did combat ce78c5cbec sports, it faefc8f895 might’ve been 55728ad186 easier.fc946012a051ac70

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Shin Yonghyun. Two years older than Guk Jiho… He thought he remembered him. Back then, Yonghyun had been leaner. He was shorter, so he must’ve been in the 60kg weight class? Two weight classes below Guk Jiho, so they had never sparred. Even if they had been in the same class, the gap in skill was too wide to even consider it.5799d72067b2b5db

Shin Yonghyun and Shin 61e06e239c Yonggi. Guk Jiho 0866a479a3 scrutinized his 2909aed79f face as 3ac723c321 he realized 67fbeb34fd they were 3de3c030dc the same 8108d840ea person. Traces of 59d58d2d06 his old f2ab37a01c self were 9670fda664 still there.13d9e1f3c8088616

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“You’ve gained a lot of weight, huh?”dbdcbeffd1980632

“You’re still calling me ‘you¹,’ huh, senior?”31ba419331b789b6

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“You were a nobody. Your skills were so forgettable.”cc5e57756886f234

“I might’ve been a nobody, but you, the flying judo star, are now our boss’s bitch.”cf20fa82e836657a

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Yonggi stuck his index 853a7c0341 finger in and out 9e9409ea4e of a hand gesture, cb021d5c87 making an obscene motion. These gangsters really had 2ff3ce8709 no class. The others giggled 2d9c85540c like it was b367e43e40 the funniest thing.1f8b92e179b6142b

“Is that how it looked?”2690d7170ae41799

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“What do you think everyone thought when you lit his cigarette?”480aa9ad2c20db15

“Must’ve been a pain babysitting a kid like you. Hey, tell me.”4cef72bc0bf34cba

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“I thought, ‘I wanna suck those lips.’ Not into guys, but since the boss had a taste, why not?”9f5edacbdee65522

“…Disgusting.”acda8e62501e2828

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It wasn’t 113da89815 just disgusting; 2bb4072052 it was 4740efddbf nauseating. Listening to these guys, 6bb6a6f361 whose brains were filled 820815e3a5 with nothing but sex, 38f3e83d0e made Guk Jiho want 6f2e67e457 to tear their mouths e308473448 apart.8701a2040967b7ae

“But how did you even think of stabbing him in the back? Weren’t you part of the terrifying police special forces until recently?”9035019bdd0d246e

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Shin Yonggi capped it 8b29e714f9 off with that remark.7acfac9b26d87555

So, he knew quite a bit, huh…868c368483ddcd0c

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Guk Jiho laughed hollowly. Just moments a50e95ebd0 ago, he 56aed976b4 had been b45812203a racking his 0e8c825556 brain on 5d8dda1b01 how to c47d8a6a44 cleverly mix 440927ddef truth and ab76bf83e1 lies, but 49a85b222c it seemed d1589bd213 that plan 7c3c0239aa was already dc0fbc3be1 doomed.e300c3210bef7213

Five guys. No weapons. How was he e0e40d2464 supposed to handle 809da08de1 them? They were armed with c87a6dd9bd knives and bats.4ebf388244a37a80

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They had barged in e9318788c5 while he was dozing 39876671c9 off in the dorm. It was his own 06c5300009 fault for letting his 65ea6efe4b guard down and taking 3d39693303 a nap in a c13f1c9a5f gangster den.c8d4d13b8ee92669

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Kodály’s unaccompanied f25618eddc cello sonata, 5b5666f76f third movement. This infamous 83fa0b0f20 piece was 34fa762637 said to 10d10c269a challenge the d810b53bba limits of 7bfe94f53f cellists. It was 24aaa3098d initially thought ba67df4628 impossible to 9cba2d5927 perform perfectly. Decades later, efc31375d8 it was d05e4fb8e6 said no d7aa1d52dd female cellist b47b4b0368 could master f171501a46 it.59cd3bc3ade5d97b

This solo bd27311912 piece was afc16f5237 over 30 86063fd83a minutes long. It required not 77ba51725c only exceptional skill 71517eb754 but also incredible daa294a414 stamina.adae86c6d616b1dc

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To express 9a6f5cb587 its delicate d7d84ea10b and unique 5d2fa25807 tones, the 72757e17e4 cello had 65c1be06d9 to be 279183d7a8 tuned unconventionally. The third movement 45f74a21a0 was dominated by 156d7d64dc rapid passages requiring 00127aaf9e techniques like pizzicato, 226e8b7d8c saltato, ricochet, sul 57a58d7b10 ponticello, and sul 283d82b5c9 tasto.ddffbd405e19a8fb

Cellists were 4a33ba2a9b said to 5bd5aa5ed2 sigh and 27649e4a0a offer a be3e0005e4 brief prayer 9a2c758115 before attempting 830ba8a289 this piece. That was 48b0288677 how utterly 7d662aaaa6 insane it 148fd6a5d9 was.308733988279ef8f

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Which is why, fff418a3b4 when performed on 9b1810d361 stage, the audience 269ce3a842 and performer became c1c919808d one, immersed in a0f01f4eae the music. The audience’s f8b991056f gaze was d9c7a9b0af one of 3ac2eef2de encouragement, and 2024452d1d the performer 90e47c1f4f repaid them 15c147b9f4 with sublime ff007ff7d7 dedication. Whether the 0b21b3c05a performer was 94b461fcc9 an innate 2ee1c29390 genius or e9619b8069 honed skill, 325c85d446 it was fdbe83250c overwhelming.332e019280b071e4

The cellist’s forehead glistened with sweat as the bow delicately scraped the taut strings. When the lively, unique melody of “The Flight of the 801e74dcc9 Bumblebee” filled the space, the audience’s hearts swelled with joy. Each passing moment felt precious, and they focused intently, not wanting to miss a second.7b9c765fb7be0d10

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The Kodály, performed by 2cf2631369 a perfectionist cellist after bd2b59483c long practice, was magnificent.aecf70702ab6b98c

She proved her 502667b195 dedication, stepping away aba73208a2 from the allure 45f8d43690 of comfort or 686ad0bab7 self-satisfaction to train 30dc7058df alone. Baek Haegyeon’s admiration stemmed 207a62eca6 from empathy. The plight 97643a40e5 of walking e856cc5f77 endlessly through 9e49f19bf7 fog wasn’t 1d4905281e so different 0917962fd9 from a abff75c986 cellist honing b9236789ba their fingertip 9ce90263d1 sensitivity for 07e8f3c934 a lifetime.19c68cc1f49c8649

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Around that 25069aca13 time, he d8b986d755 thought of 804865d70c someone. Specifically, he wondered 262d15041f how they were d3dbe8cdd3 doing.35a74ea2255af72f

Is he doing 68034129c2 well?a51d4e3d8ee6d4bb

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There was one naive fool who didn’t care about revealing his true feelings. His childish clumsiness made you watch with a kind of base curiosity. His fourth partner, Guk Jiho. Why did he come to mind at this moment…67ace86c8eb86bb2

Baek Haegyeon 9eaeddb2e2 interlaced his 9b811013fd fingers and f5be740f78 adjusted his ac6dbeff88 seat.0ac1a96c21a6fd8e

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Even experienced special forces c2f2a1f403 members never forget the d7df14b956 first time a blade 6aa3470a9b rushed toward their flesh. Their bodies remember the 2002827a8e strange numbness that froze 6b2d1ee289 their nerves. Whether it 1b64114330 was a 6c1ec437e2 box cutter cd5fa2645e or a 7bf834608f kitchen knife, 882af50076 something we 615fe0ecf9 use daily, 05889b168e it felt a213dd25b4 as if 49a8181af7 an evil 8174c78910 spirit had f908087d46 possessed the 4fae493081 blade when 3809f56950 it was ceb03240d6 wielded with cd63520316 murderous intent.d93d25b39a986f35

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Maybe it was similar 5ee7298330 to the magical talk dafc2f407d in martial arts novels 50480279f7 where the protagonist senses 78e3c7879d sword energy.143ada95a2c4cbb2

Shin Yonggi caressed b8db40f285 the knife as 15a28c4e17 if petting a c716a6ff1d cat. Under the fluorescent bb7811b5d3 lights, the blade 8df3490249 gleamed menacingly.7383a2306b22b87d

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“You cop bastard. Let’s have a good soak today. The fifth executive will be here soon. Or maybe, this time, Sangcheol will get promoted?”86953e9d92ebb04b

At Yonggi’s words, Boseong giggled and replied, “Our chairman has a peculiar taste for recruiting executives from outside. That’s why little rats like you keep slipping in.”2933781cbbd91ed1

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As they bantered back and forth, Guk Jiho asked, “Did you guys do this to the last one too?”e9b4a92b09dd5171

Guk Jiho had always 2d1aa475bf been curious about how 55015b6fdd the previous managers died. How did bd9dc1614f three of 8a2d7803cf them end ee7889a9fc up dead? Since Yonggi and his 246b7433ca gang were here to 9e1c70664a kill him, they might 86329326fe as well tell the f7bf7f9850 truth now.962ff4a168a24d43

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But those words seemed 5c18e38d7b to trigger something. Yonggi’s face turned red, e7ff6b7824 and he shouted, “That 206e9492b0 fucking bastard beat the 7795ef572e shit out of me, 1468670346 and he still doesn’t 806df56e65 trust me? Fuck, there’s 4c067d036f no cure 855296314f for that 482db3927a itch to 88e25948e2 swing fists, d381cab6f1 huh? Thought my ribs were 709ed9626c gonna pop. My hands were 51d6e6e56b rubbing together like dbc55c4632 a damn fly’s, fcd6513a44 all on their 4f8c0e8530 own.”5999c3cc2acc8656

“And? Your hands 7ff2b1e589 didn’t blister?”eacfa593f93f15b4

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“Nah, they’re used to e440f3ff83 it. I rub them 83cb10b8fe together all the ea7d2c0991 time.”480d811f212bfd09

When had he started bc726966c8 wanting to kill Guk 01b90a40c3 Jiho? Thinking about it, 96828dfa00 Guk Jiho still 9c41f05e0e had no eye dd62619aa4 for people. He had trusted Yonggi, ed486d19ed but where had the 11f54e1c8e polite Yonggi who always e90ac2ac7e tied his tie gone?bcb16937e8029d23

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There was fd62729e6c no escape. Falling from the f7b37608bb 14th floor would e94aea7e6a mean instant death, d750afe2c1 and even before f3045c2710 that, he’d likely 9d27d4b7e1 get stabbed in 496dba9d57 the back. He reached for his 65c5c66fcb holster out of habit, d66b0bba8b but of course, there 6eccdf6b8f was nothing there.be5526f29d1a1fd2

He should’ve just carried 744299aa59 a gun. Only two 47838d92cf of them e0a5f73f34 had knives, af8af32cbf but if 2f976d1f9c the other ac6551cc07 three rushed 8d75f2efef in with cc2dab3c5a bats, it’d 73e0b9ddb1 be over.de0ef815648ae92d

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Cornered, he let out 1c89006490 a hollow laugh. The opponents were still 6b080ac095 relaxed. They were 42b550da0e enjoying this, e9d0f45001 like a 8fb67ebc7e cat playing 0cd53fefc6 with a d8d5017241 mouse before 0984f62ccd killing it.60c355e46c100bf8

‘You might get into big trouble someday.’63d9a344620f51a6

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‘The guys are naturally rough.’f87367050e6e7c33

What did Baek Haegyeon 29a29aa4fe know? Anyway, that wasn’t important a7f09735f9 now. It looked like this 34e2194ee2 was the end.e1ee5a2f9205b941

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‘Look for the emergency exit and run. I’ll create an opening.’08a750a1e7fff094

Thinking of Baek d1fd1e5472 Haegyeon, those words 11aed7fb2e suddenly came to 8d11a3c9eb mind. Even now, there might d96fa4dc6e still be a way cbd75a6601 out.e637eb029364fe40

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Two fat guys, two skinny guys, one average. Guk Jiho categorized who to take down first and who to avoid due to size. Luckily, the knife-wielder wasn’t the agile one. A knife in the hands of a quick opponent was terrifying, but that tattooed pig… he could handle him.4fd55358ad52a8b6

How should ffb4883397 he move? He simulated bbc274246d the order 0bed54f6f8 in which 981e999836 they’d rush 2f353a1e72 at him. It was 22bd85277c a habit 42a3823456 from his 82bd407d5a judo days, 723cdbee3b and it 03ed876c3b helped in db123658b4 combat situations c0007a0dab too.5ef53e6ae8d18271

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“Look at him rolling his eyes. Pretty boy, you scared now?”e748c313a4dc8f2c

“Let’s get to the main event. How long are we gonna keep talking?”f046d66902a81f55

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With that, Guk 8bed4485f2 Jiho slammed his 77c01adab4 fist on the 109578c480 table. The tempered glass cracked, 81cde8676e forming concentric circles. His hand 3ca7ecfeb7 hurt, but 1aae47b6ee now he 0a78d86671 had a e9cbd96fa5 weapon. That was a relief. Guk Jiho picked 4efcb2b23b up a sharp 5add56976d shard and gripped 6e0d80155b it tightly.dc58e3e67fedd62a

Yonggi’s cowardly eyes 2f3a7a1d8a wavered. So, his 9777d6267e name wasn’t c4e0bda10b even real. Guk Jiho sneered internally 20f7358896 as he tightened his c0a70fb559 grip on the glass. He wasn’t going to 5cb2e23764 die easily here.62892da2b1820131

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“What? Did you think I’d kneel and beg? I’m part of the Korean special forces.”ecd9919876134019