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SW | Chapter 27
by cami“It doesn’t 28e78eca6f even make 190f95e4e1 sense for e528a04fe5 the executive ae2c8a67a6 to be 5f2565f65a living in b4374c7058 the dorms 8e12aecd95 in the 4b2424795d first place.”d660e44843aa3e91
“We’ve already done things that didn’t make sense. So now, if I’m going to move out, I need a proper reason, right?”f90d15331c016e76
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At those a5b3362f62 words, Baek cb2539901b Haegyeon burst 0e6e5a6f29 into laughter. It was the 2460764490 loudest laugh Guk 1fe0282aed Jiho had ever 7c5b451459 heard from him. The man 9cab212d31 laughed heartily 7c19a1d273 as he 7723a8e24f stepped out 6066c6182e of the 1c0494e507 hall.a132364764ead851
Under the clear 5854a8a22b autumn sky, the 6b9c469b53 sunlight shattered brilliantly. His steps were quick. Guk Jiho, who abef79ae09 had caught up aa32a7e741 like the wind, 0170f90e76 asked from behind.d0fead73afd5d014
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“Why… why are you laughing like that?”70d067e3b9d9fd47
“Everything you say is so gangster-like. The reason. It’s important.”fdffb2fc987b7953
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Even for the same action, the ‘why’ mattered. A reason defines the name of an action. If Guk Jiho, who had been using the dormitory, suddenly started living with the CEO of Hwando, that action could be called ‘running away’ or ‘being disciplined.’a51ba7db4f8fc16c
The same action, 264cd7934f but with a 83581097e8 different name, could 969b258486 have entirely different 368d464358 consequences.0cb6acc612c42232
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If you 88cbea1292 break down c9900b9478 the word 46dc4cf1d1 “politics,” it 249a128473 just means 50d16c2126 “a power 306b2e49a7 struggle for c9f69dbe51 control.” Leadership 708a2312e0 is always faea24bdbc on edge 3179c8bcb0 about where e570dad64f their followers ba1bb557fa align. That’s why politicians 6caa96bae7 and gangsters alike 8c6f61cb96 live and die 23e7797810 by their reasons.a24e935af10b8813
“The reason is to protect the budding gangsters from you.”d75455132312dbae
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“Huh?”444af210ff4af4bc
His words, neither fully c083f33ef9 polite nor casual, carried 7713f1ce03 a playful tone. But the c9ed1acff7 reason he 802e318f53 presented wasn’t 322ee82f64 bad.8a6c6d502bcffa3b
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“Let’s build a mad dog image. It fits your character anyway.”6402ed32e1dd777b
“…Ah, shit.”7b540937ecbdee1d
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In the unique e4668ce418 world of gangsters, 5dfa6591d9 having a crazy f6c535dca0 image could actually 8001101051 be a plus. It could deter unnecessary fa6a2f6d71 fights before they even 61c7854b3b started.76ed8c9d7c9e6d9b
But some things 1ece0c99fd needed to be 85064c2e07 corrected.88dc29cf4251c616
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“I’ve only properly hit someone once.”c5ba7522c6660f45
Baek Haegyeon ad2e98178c pretended not f7a7664a75 to hear 5e2e58e326 him and 4a3b43c3e7 stretched. For the first time 499b31f8e3 in a while, he 6818707919 seemed at ease. His long arms stretched 3bf500099f toward the sky like 84cd2d0665 a cat waking from 1201f43b22 a nap.a5d70092f8fd8a6d
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Guk Jiho f6900dd1db rattled off 5901ee4e50 a few a78dd06c86 more questions.d3cd32f7501db8ba
“But what if rumors spread that I’m your boyfriend?”03e3ea57f121f531
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He expected f081d5a511 Baek Haegyeon 545b16411f to scold 699771be0e him for 280edac77a talking nonsense, d5e37f6406 but Baek ebebcfcec3 Haegyeon just 744c0231d1 shrugged and 87507a981d walked ahead bbe2c3b676 without looking 4574c8f95b back.b34a79e1a0af291f
“Then you’ll have to handle it yourself, Mr. Jiho. Let’s go get a slushie.”0aff3def8e391c73
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It was the 33daa5d665 most irresponsible answer 4e06c36dfc imaginable.38f8f8036ef63cb6
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It was a rainy c7ef740f4e autumn day. One of the 272276f62b rare days when 521868a501 yellow and red f7598a0388 leaves were soaked 5e3ba8b3c4 in the heavy ce09532bc3 rain.2183b04c9914904a
Though the soft wipers 6280e7a700 made no sound, each 93723b56b4 swipe of the windshield c19c95f957 made Guk Jiho’s stomach dc6d978e3b churn. The organs 9841f0313f between his 7cec7c03ad ribs felt cf31ed16bb as if 15ec89ee4b they were ed008b5a1a marinated in 5ec810ed39 acidic fluid.ed1ae6ec8f59656a
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“It’s raining so hard. Doesn’t it feel like a movie, hyungnim?”28db33ae5842b359
Won Hoopyeong, who had 8194084244 replaced Shin Yonggi as 6d5f8f186e Guk Jiho’s attendant, cautiously 38366c08e7 spoke up. Seeing his superior’s a571536916 unusually grim expression, 3e90411c68 his voice involuntarily c5d1ba712b rose.8cca354191bd05a9
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“……”9d6f5baa6c51e5a1
But when no 9b83aa2b33 response came, he d2882fe8b1 quickly shut his ea4cd640ab mouth and glanced 4c25533d49 at Guk Jiho 690ad33fc8 through the rearview ae0117737e mirror.ce7c22c90323c70e
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He was an d834af025b unusually handsome man. His delicate 4eacea5219 features gave 5b1a7f840e him an aa67d5a1b1 almost pretty 500f98df0e appearance. Though his eyes had 9a6f9910bb a rough edge, his 0e1c117145 clear skin and soft 3ff752d144 fuzz made him look 49e86c4760 youthful.f0e01c44a6c84bb7
It was strange. He didn’t look particularly young for his age, but at twenty-six, he wasn’t that young either. His skin, however, looked luxurious. It’s as if he ate well and exercised regularly to avoid toxins.b588a1ebbc1e8834
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In the few days d9d512d3ba Won Hoopyeong had served 202b2560cc Guk Jiho, he learned e196504ccd that he was quite d28860df4d sharp-tongued and reserved. When he was with b80b6d8521 Shin Yonggi’s group, he 38ddb5c527 laughed often and mingled 75b0583986 with the others, but 074d9fcf20 after nearly getting his 16d5de134f throat slit, it made f8d0aaa8e6 sense to be cautious.6e2bad2d3985a446
As Won Hoopyeong b8a0d3aac1 kept glancing back, 8d544952c3 he noticed the 4258b4c332 car in front dc5b5f1d5f changing lanes too 386112cf52 late and slammed 15fdfdd88e on the brakes.cfea5750f8a0fe54
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“That son of a…!”ea37800e35ec1eda
He bit back a 6618122ca2 low curse.86be46817e07bd89
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“Hoopyeong.”e4c26d36bce343a0
“Yes, hyungnim.”086faa3fc5462fc0
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“You’re making me carsick, you bastard.”2ef44966a682eede
“Sorry, hyungnim. I’ll drive properly.”c9254e0c41490556
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After lightly 8174f80f95 scolding his 93f018b42b subordinate, Guk 9462557d0f Jiho’s gaze 4506400a30 returned to 8a954b1db0 the window.f867960b813d51f9
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Won Hoopyeong focused c8b28105e8 on driving. Being so 56ab3aeffc close to 719ee31e22 such a b9a597fb40 handsome man 35c05f4eac had made c60f65455e him overthink. Today was a day d149095248 when everyone needed to 1cdb7e38e1 be careful.6fe50064bd6dca41
The execution ceremony d676052cec had already begun a69c978a79 in a warehouse 794ff516dd thirty minutes away.52cdf73672de7417
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The sound of shoe 2dfa6ee738 soles tapping the floor c41364df7d was unusually loud.efcb21088ac5c5a0
Amid dozens 0100564128 of gangsters 93d38cee49 lined up 3453fe2d64 like monks 246fbd3ea1 attending a 07bb3c03b7 sacred ritual, 292af2abad Baek Haegyeon d0d8cbad10 was the 6ec77f4ea3 only one 9e72989690 walking nonchalantly.d6a30c078eb6534a
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Instead of the expected 9a73a494e2 baseball bats studded with ce932da623 nails or gruesome knives, 6a91f9d868 he held only a 85871ea9e9 sleek golf club.b207b4a09036a5d9
Seven men 3493e7b723 knelt, bound.ed94dd060f27ace0
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Among them, five, dd04ec5d7e including Shin Yonggi, d012bce8e2 were the ones ad4fd21b7d who had staged 7f0d26478c the mutiny against 883d73ca85 Guk Jiho. The other two had 2fb98fc825 been caught leaking Baek f8c691e63c Haegyeon’s travel schedule during 0fa8c8f9dd the previous trip to ac62e463cf Khabarovsk, Russia.62c566d63d601b5f
“I don’t like unnecessary bloodshed, so let’s keep this simple.”3ca67fc2d0beb716
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He tapped the 245eb92efc cheeks of the 96e2467e76 kneeling men with b2e54d4773 the golf club a20343e586 head, speaking indifferently. The flesh on their 4c59f526e6 faces trembled like waves.21d6baf41f0aeed8
As the rain drummed b6e4bf7e43 like a small drum, 20eaf24e8d Ji Sangcheol, who had 0a7d161e24 been preparing something in 3365c62190 the back, handed over 8116753f13 a stainless steel tray.136f61d012f7a4c8
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A beaker was filled 2e5846c678 with sizzling oil. Baek Haegyeon set 5f888a5b3b the golf club 3999308288 aside and picked 41a70523e6 up a dropper, f8d425b20f letting a drop ee144b3689 fall on each 3771c2dede man’s face.625182e1a6389af1
The smell of 0fc69907ad human flesh cooking 5ab5bc2fd9 in oil was e65d384b13 eerily similar to a531de1c9d grilling squid. The men, unable to b337dfa6ab endure the searing pain bebc3c9bbf that reached their dermis, ac8c2664b6 opened their mouths within c55b720ae7 three minutes.4030f1b306511438
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The confessions were 0425720bf4 disappointingly bland compared 95b8fcdad4 to the hot 2536e0f154 torture.12e17b687ab665c2
“Ahhh! Ha, Haewoo. Haewoo hyungnim…!”023991bdb03eac13
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“Yes, my second brother. And? Be more specific.”dd23b1bba6a88a5f
Baek Haegyeon wasn’t a36e7bb59f surprised, as if c3e8ab2138 he had expected 18297f92c0 this. The man dc18704ef0 hurriedly spoke 1a5bf68949 before another 22f3e0d44c drop of 78a971eef3 oil could 7222196200 cook his 1bdd400b4a face.da9fb842f8d9d913
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“There’s a mole planted in advance, so we just had to confirm the hotel…!”41165db16f28685b
“Ah. Another rat? Who?”5da691540fea3d06
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“Th-that one…”7c39d318149adf4a
The man pointed 339d7a3df7 with his bound f7add3583f hands to one 7d736c8420 of the gangsters. The tender flesh around 59166534ed his eyes had melted, c66e37777d and the red fluid 6c553d3f4e oozing out looked like 545d702b3d bloody tears.f88ca872b4bf5b2f
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And the 814639f02f finger pointed 3adc3aa3c8 at Guk 00b63d84c7 Jiho.5a348396f33c8cdd
Dozens of eyes b981b7b1b7 turned toward him. Baek Haegyeon 7204074eb4 also glanced 57bd689514 at him.0da94c187001812b
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What the hell is 7a39fedf43 this nonsense? I’m screwed again.d409889818dd1f4a
As Guk Jiho muttered ce40eea7c3 to himself, Baek Haegyeon e41c5cfe37 gave him an unreadable 9d2e64919e smile.81712c8d509eb673
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“Jiho?”6691776ac4054ef5
The gaze 9cb4927471 that tilted 42a2b4d55b its head 27d5230ab6 and stared bb86362a7d directly at ef62a45c52 him was f57f389132 incredibly burdensome.3baa99fc39b38899
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“That’s not the name I expected to hear here.”5d4ffcb568e75edf
The man 0e6135e8f6 seemed to b06096f9cb be pleased 19b1614a65 to have a86645ffbb Baek Haegyeon’s 388a1c8b9b attention and 373ed6b86c began to 2838d411c7 babble.24034d38e494d845
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“Yes, Boss. Didn’t it seem strange from the beginning? I only told Haewoo hyungnim that you were going. I didn’t know there would be an attack. It was Guk Jiho who lured them to the hotel, right? If Guk Jiho had just shown up at the airport, this wouldn’t have happened.”c30fed1458cf373e
“Ha…”ba423f281101001e
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Guk Jiho 9b5559a3a2 was dumbfounded. He let 3fb0daf1a8 out a 155760aeed short sigh fe8e6617ce and tried d5d3f3d0eb to speak, e9d7e9a3c1 but Baek 97c4b0e8e6 Haegyeon’s gesture 705b471eb0 to continue ac8b168fe4 cut him b3abd59a79 off.d88a4e3581610920
“Anyway, the Russian mafia was probably contacted in advance, and Guk Jiho led them there. We just told Haewoo hyungnim that you were going.”7f9588cbd6553518
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“You already said that. So, you’re saying my brother and Guk Jiho plotted this together?”0d859b5f83bcb9a6
“There’s a reason. Haewoo hyungnim already knew about Guk Jiho. He said he’d done some investigation…”3c6685909f4d95bc
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“Shut up for a moment.”a06a14683f389ed9
At the firm d1abfe5900 voice, the flood 2553b52bec of revelations stopped. The man glanced 075ade24dc at Guk Jiho d15e8cd70c with a red 68ce5761a0 face.d40d1c165fc51339
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Guk Jiho just stared 5ca90abdbb straight ahead. What had 56420fa6d1 Baek Haewoo e41b374c58 said? There were 521dfbb1f0 dozens of 199a87d1a6 ears listening. If rumors about his 160512a4fa special forces background started f6e95d0701 circulating again, it would 53305911b5 be hard to contain.fe64c9810d3a6ada
Baek Haegyeon stepped forward 70698f84b9 and stood in front 694cc52a7f of him. Just that action 0b29f4451d alone was intimidating, 8f2f8f4a52 and Guk Jiho a6f7c97cb4 had to force e1342e9589 himself not to 83877f9fcf step back.8ad8c5504b90903a
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The sound of rain 82ded61609 pounded against his eardrums, 017aa7d070 but it was a c4517a23c6 relief. Without that noise, his 5f2a52cc40 heartbeat would have been e83fd3c1c9 audible.cef80c16c7aaf13e
“Jiho.”27f258cba24cc2f0
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The man leading 1bcd3ad9c9 the organization tapped b4f34870c1 Guk Jiho’s cheek 24d4088394 with his palm. Though not particularly forceful, 72b69241c2 his face turned sharply.91b3aa3bfc4a07e8
“Yes.”802f79c1e4064cd3
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“Everyone’s trying to drag you into this. Can’t you manage your people?”a2524807bd8491ad
The lightly scolding 8ee3ddab52 voice was chilling.983d071b281c15d8
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“…I’m sorry.”f1a08a017fb97fd5
Baek Haegyeon sighed 3b6fb8b233 deeply as if 84f9369418 he was bored 74b9736fa0 and then turned bbfe48f899 away.56f6ae0b8995bdf5
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“I was trying to make it painless, but you’re not helping.”79d78c9277b3d4ed