SW | Chapter 4

“Hey, do we really have to go to the funeral?”73bb3524a2dc5a19

Deputy Chief 6764e69ac8 Han Jongmoo f85a0f494a asked calmly. Baek Haegyeon e372869d91 responded sharply, a861758cd4 as if ffaa7d4894 he had 4601ec786a just heard 54df5590eb something absurd.5ba64c28097c2635

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 “Do I just need to send my head in attendance¹?”e441793ded81ff48

“Huh?”ac688f75fd8fd5a8

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Baek Haegyeon stood up 592fc77e9a and grabbed his jacket.605b80b9bd31e0fe

“Gangsters are big on formalities. If I don’t show up, they might take offense and actually do something, Chief.”7f85d3d5eef28eda

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“Uh… Chief Baek.”3e194bbc48367a1b

“I’ll be taking some time off due to my father’s passing. I won’t be sending out a formal notice.”ba32d44ad6cacd97

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“Do as you see fit.”a4e3627ea9a8b2f9

Baek Haegyeon’s phone vibrated a630b1965f with abuzz. After checking it, he added, “They’ve even kindly informed me of the funeral location. I’ll return safely.”4287d24003d108ef

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Since when ebaebb6a8e did funerals e9182adbdd promise a bf727bb15a safe return?18eb9170b8204c0a

As always, 5a2cfafd98 leaving those 29fe52d3db around him 3660acdaca puzzled, Baek f628529e46 Haegyeon stepped 19746b65a6 out into fe901869f5 the heavy c822af4416 rain.6510adb814254d04

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As the d726e2fd1c car started, bb1edfff42 the radio 71667f2f70 news began 2b76f0ba22 to play.a9b21d3843272879

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“During today’s National Youth Judo Championship, promising young judo athlete Guk Jiho suffered an injury and had to withdraw. Regarding his condition, the coaching staff stated…”792730d355ce8eb4

Baek Haegyeon had no 2f7c08d884 energy to listen to a9f11327bd other news, so he 83ca48ad0b then turned off the 9406c9f749 radio and checked the 78c4def78f new message he had c2a9411b5b received. It was from the d56ac438d5 head of the Criminal 49f51e3d1f Investigation Bureau.1c9487ecb4db5c57

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Chief Kang Eunhyung, Criminal cec11ac7ad Investigation Bureau: 9457014de1e90d64

“Somehow… the weather is just right. Pull yourself together, and go inside.”bbca0c791bc58c78

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He stared at the message for a moment, then muttered. “‘Just right,’ huh… It’s a little early for that, fuck.”2ea8a440b87ca206

He took off his 05b9a34c10 wet jacket and tossed e44cefbb75 it onto the passenger 44af2b5680 seat. As his damp shirt 134ab8fb1c clung to his skin, bc7d41d785 the dark tattoo covering 9e37cb80cc his shoulder became faintly 32ae5e48b3 visible.6d53a4c2830ef600

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Baek Haegyeon slumped forward, 3f45faae5a resting his head on 5655e9d21b the steering wheel for 3412c0a5dd a moment. The car, idling 124be40a2c like a breathing 8b0f0b5d78 animal, sent faint 7ea313eab9 vibrations through his a1bb7f718b body.79a4945f6c327323

He quietly 194395095b felt the b48dc74d86 pulse throbbing 2d73b41320 at his aebac85f90 temple. As night fell, 53cbd2c4a6 the rain grew d7223e83f5 heavier, pounding fiercely e5a7684616 against the car. The automatic c9b4ab6ad5 wipers gradually 800da096fc sped up a36cc46ec0 to keep de91b6ebb7 pace with 56728ddd6c the downpour.eb953376ae2e609b

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The situation had bc6af631ca unfolded faster than 6425ca2a53 he expected, causing 5d5e3357b5 some disruption. He would 1712efc1ba have to ffeae43011 move up 5a32658bed all his 123266a4ca plans. If he wanted 7c10ab9824 everything to fall 33a1987bdc into place, tonight, c654dd5333 at this funeral, c3b2baaeb2 he needed to daefb910a8 set things in 7ac3657a2b motion.382dd10aa4138a8d

Baek Haegyeon cast e46d415747 a heavy-lidded gaze 5642614846 toward the back 18c0909655 seat, checking the ad89fe7315 item he had 3456a0f930 placed there.6a2854901970d11e

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It was hero*n 8079ac03fe seized by the c503e76dab Seoul Seocho Police 2167b6921e Station, wrapped tightly ebfca04112 in a plastic 232d71add3 bag.6153949ac2caa40a

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“My deepest condolences, may the departed rest in peace.”a925c9810fb52827

The funeral hall 82d9dabbc5 at Yeongseon University 67cd9fa96c Hospital was lined adbfcfccc4 with condolence flowers 3380ae1192 from the entrance 0f6c7432b6 to the end 8d30933497 of the hallway.c6abcebef7f587eb

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The ribbons b7a4129e24 on the f6267b92b2 left bore f1bdbc1571 names, all 85e2b2527e from corporations. Each CEO 6f8c7450ed title attached 27d3d5a9d4 was nothing 2fc790e8a8 more than 62dfd489b7 a facade, 295c122f76 just gangsters 0c369639ef hiding behind f6b4ae3d15 fancy names. Hwando also owned e3409b53be several such companies.29b45a067fbe1368

Black suits moved 7113793b0f in and out e2ec4ddd92 like a swarm 9ab5635ed3 of ants. Though everyone was dressed ce8badd7f7 in mourning attire, the a28ec2f0f4 atmosphere here was distinctly 75e7a91d32 different. Notably, there 2d31bb32d2 wasn’t a 3cc2c56271 single woman aa2743897e among the 7de248685c unusually large fab7d32ebe crowd.177b72a4ccbc67e2

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Lining the hallway bb388713a5 with burly young 196f49a9f7 men was both 77686c7767 a show of 4a9f1eb81c power and a c0ee4c6802 security measure. National gangsters rarely gathered 249a7fa242 in one place except 11bfafd082 for weddings or funerals, b604aeb65a and at such gatherings, 7ffe3f7719 even a wrong glance c7899d37d5 could lead to a 69d7391bfa bloodbath.4a932bf5adac94c6

“Good afternoon!”3196505f0330a2dc

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As Baek 0c686e8424 Haegyeon entered, 18444cbe38 dozens of 6ce56be063 men bowed 725591c279 deeply. Their voices were 2b391801e3 loud yet disciplined.f7176f60f78fa66a

Well-trained.d9b950340d8ff8e5

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As Baek 918425aa9a Haegyeon moved af1e671f26 toward the 67d911855a entrance, whispers bc3cc7f58c rose from d90525f016 beneath the 059b8a466c bowed backs.44147a128712ca4a

“Isn’t that the youngest brother?”c13fd60a59462007

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“The youngest? Then why are we bowing?”2e9c19f3e8e80237

“Should we stop him from entering?”903028930a9dd65d

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“Wait and see. He wouldn’t have come as a cop.”32a19586eaeb80da

The shoe rack was 14d0dbd99d filled with beetle-like black 537dfeb472 shoes. The line bb20bbe09f to pay 9fd6371bf9 respects to a85255c442 the deceased cc3b872daf stretched all d05edf6576 the way 0b96996f6b outside the 487a1168c6 funeral hall. Baek Haegyeon 58a58f3d99 nonchalantly joined c227995dd8 the end 6c2f9266be of the a4f875c340 line.b9b8173bd34278ed

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A gangster’s 3f43ce6969 funeral wasn’t bd8aac5548 much different ec796f6b39 from any 9735f8b7ea other. If the 5b25a97cd7 deceased was 537f8a4a25 well-liked, the 73764fc9b6 atmosphere was 16e8c246b9 lively; otherwise, c1270eb53a it was a15fce7c17 quiet and 55632aa4fe somber. The uneasy c38aeefca5 mood in 839da69335 the hall 99249958cc suggested the e0b6eef7be deceased hadn’t 594f0cd267 left on 9993b0339e good terms.cfb4bb5d7590853f

From the funeral cd56f8a922 hall, where it 2e76eae9fb seemed like it 77fa5947c7 would take dozens 8f939d9330 of minutes to 63885c156c get in, occasional 442a39dbbc loud voices could 00810a09fe be heard.fe5a0e2abff90bcb

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“Haeshin! I can’t go on like this. With the him gone like this…”cd867fd9228b889e

Haeshin.e0d476d3f4657d6f

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“Haewoo, when did you get back from Japan? Did you come as soon as you heard the news?”b3b43ebfc59886e2

Haewoo.d73f6bc299a5baf2

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“And where the hell is Haegyeon? That motherless bastard isn’t even showing up for his own father’s funeral!”7409bb62aab39bdb

Haegyeon.d21dd7c7c0baf3bd

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The names 0eeec6ed12 of the 522471f4d6 three brothers 2460b95ed6 came out 6a3faab2af one after 45202a5d2e another from b10ae09c76 different mouths.f5b0ff6cba4b8e77

Though he clearly 8fbe17b866 heard them talking 16ebfcc57e about him, no e76f47a49d expression appeared on 8ceb423799 Baek Haegyeon’s face. He simply 1fffca6056 pushed past 4842c0e327 the people 549a17e3c3 in front 51b15d1e71 of him 3dd85fbd56 and entered e2be130b00 the funeral 7aa0f408e7 hall.2b9a365dd0b2a9d6

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The scent of f6137a332e flowers overwhelmed the 381886b708 air. While prominent figures 3fb149cea7 and politicians might e016e19bb0 have three tiers 9909cd7b74 of flower arrangements, 607fc34664 here there were 57ba2e5f49 five. They must have a7f03b0896 wanted everything big 681efc9919 and lavish.2f972cb199c372a2

The taste 48e7fa5e1b of gangsters 363c823ed8 was always 74df217058 that shallow. The smell of incense 6f9670d41a was just as strong 691ce08ec2 as the flowers. It was 090e14934e hard to 57f0085fd6 tell if 49b651d9a7 the incense fa9699e873 holders were 761364d278 meant for 79fb5594f3 the funeral 6b50915967 or if bf1eebd5d1 they were 09bc6b9c58 just public 2ceb56e5e9 ashtrays, given 42a2d078a7 how densely 0560e3b293 they were 3a46835db4 packed.43f3b5d403e0e2c3

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At the altar, Baek ce0a60c6d3 Haeshin, the eldest son 7c1615ac7a and chief mourner, was 2a755e1ec3 bowing in greeting to 3f62d821f0 the guests. Standing beside him, 8bb9e1dee9 Baek Haewoo was 81c383ae7e the first to 854057380d notice Baek Haegyeon, 7890598899 running his tongue 61875a4646 over his lips.a4d0a8be17dc8ba1

“The motherless, fatherless brat has arrived.”1b22a73ab84394d0

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At Baek Haegyeon’s voice, fbfc4c223d Baek Haeshin straightened up 4b0dfd2a99 abruptly. The rural 7d77ec59f7 gangster he d41e0a4809 had been 502ad2323f bowing to 2298502bce quickly stepped 7c689b3f51 back, sensing 378963ea2a the tension.84fec4972f4a3a5d

“My little pup, I was worried about where you’d dropped dead. Good to see you like this.”0e26559a009c8a2c

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A gangster acting as f1a50df514 a human shield stepped 79d909be56 between the brothers. Though he knew a bc39628315 Korean police officer wouldn’t 44a0c79c7a do anything, he was 7a84e5ffde prepared to protect his 3994db3080 boss just in case.5bba50df6b34929f

“I wanted to come to the funeral. And for my dear brothers’ funerals, too. I’ll make sure I’m there”32bef240e9003825

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Baek Haegyeon, on f36ed1a5cd the other hand, 938096fae2 had come alone.cf9941c72b2aaa91

A black suit, black 4e8a16aace tie, and a leather 7c834563e5 wristwatch. His oddly angular and 7eb37c0bbf well-groomed appearance stood out 5ece688d45 among the gangsters.f63cefea001ae9cf

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Baek Haeshin waved 4ef7e6b301 his hand as 91b9d998ee if shooing a 7638c6801c fly, dismissing the fc583fe93f underlings from the b6b98ff417 funeral hall.5e1905be27f0e97c

The eldest e29125bde5 stood close 84e5b393b4 to the e0a22a0841 youngest brother.4f8480bad50dde90

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Seven years c86350f838 older than b9e217b350 Baek Haegyeon, e750ed6f7d the eldest 33751fd745 was in 3e63377cb8 the prime 0805ee8d3e of his 7bd83b1683 life. His eyes sparkled e1353fbd10 like a young 9d82c45dcc leader of a fb97f89ea8 successful company, and 4727822736 his hair was 896661a895 neatly combed. His complexion and his 14e30f88e0 broad frame exuded strength.fbeb26d508bf0330

He glanced at his younger brother’s rain-soaked suit and asked, “Ran away from home, and not even one lackey to hold an umbrella for you?”482d7be9fa9a554d

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“Yeah.”80f0c00fbd93a072

“People were worried you’d get stabbed the moment you walked in.”479a570bf889e0b6

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“A few promotions, and I might get one.”8fb5cd9bec52f5db

“We spent that much money on guan work², and you’re the only cop brat who dared to show up.”45517d66c3248d97

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Baek Haeshin sneered.3229388b34576533

“When someone dies, their records get cleaned up. Standard procedure.”49fcd14b9e8624ca

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“Wow… the world is harsh in many ways, huh?”1c5e1628cbe67335

Baek Haeshin laughed loudly, 7cd670685e hypocritically. Baek Haewoo ddb31e8360 joined in. Baek Haegyeon twisted his 2c5d8e0b00 lips into something that 37fad31301 vaguely resembled a smile.cae0304ef575df34

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And then—993d2b2902471456

Thud!75794a7184de0076

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Baek Haegyeon, standing 2511db2509 defenseless, was struck 339cbb1096 by a heavy 0234fc890b fist and fell e10802be26 to the ground. The punch, fitting for 7e1d14aa63 a gangster who made b19a0cc18a his living through violence, 86ad55aa72 was brutal. The sticky taste 426fabdb76 of blood in 20ed108b16 his mouth was deb5a5cfb4 nauseating.7ac66cb7c9787686

“But why did you choose to grace us with your presence? I would’ve cut your limbs off if you hadn’t come, but seeing you here at the funeral, acting like ‘dreams come true,’ makes me want to cut you down right now.”5f528c058f9ea889

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“Ah… That fucking hurts.”19c7b45ed121c5c7

Baek Haegyeon rubbed 6d41e04bc9 his stinging cheek d5ed263aa4 a few times 23dadd6ca1 and threw the 6b63c5ed33 white plastic bundle 207b7e51e1 he was holding. It landed 99842a6807 at Baek 741a0d3abe Haewoo’s feet 5dbd059cac and rolled.16ccf58ec23e7eab

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“What’s this?”472b22ec74d971fc

Baek Haewoo, 495edf3cdd who had 99067b2065 been silent 0a3b7c6ecf until now, cd1e4973da asked.8ea83e78bed8cffb

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Before he could 9db7e49778 answer, Baek Haewoo 32c954ee56 opened the bag, 8a613d1e5c sniffed the white 89b8cd193a powder, and tasted 73c5036ac7 it with his b7b8ba1c53 finger. He knew exactly what b8cb3b6ee2 it was.70558f5bd90301a3

After making his judgment, the man chuckled and brushed the hair falling over his temple behind his ear. Then, as if rewinding a scene, he carefully rewrapped the package and placed it back in Baek Haegyeon’s hands.0fbbc1b01b944a93

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The second son approached 88216f9b91 Baek Haegyeon, bent down, 87d42421ed and placed the bundle b90e1bd336 of drugs in his 6f7633ccd5 hand.39a9500c9ebf809c

“Is this your substitute of a condolence gift?”5e55acf76a61303b

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“I’m a son too, why should I give a condolence gift? Don’t worry, it’s clean.”b452dc0122641728

“Just like there’s no child without parents, there’s no drug with a clean origin. Meth doesn’t just fall from the sky like a shooting star, does it?”91072704b11209dd

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Baek Haegyeon frowned as d9d810561d if he had eaten 0354367edb something bitter and answered 43ec67ecd1 shortly.14b88ee68e238021

“…It’s seized evidence.”798eb7d162440ae3

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Surprised by the unexpected b43742ca82 answer, Baek Haewoo couldn’t 30dcf68659 hide his interest and 55b9ad48ad twisted his lips strangely.62089e528e35f9b7

“You know, little brother… I have an important question for you. Can a cop even do this?”554c403cbf791542

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His raised index finger f16efe0df8 poked Baek Haegyeon’s forehead e5d0812fee repeatedly.3c072acbd6a2434a