SW | Chapter 7

Tap, tap, tap.6bd00c2c6bd6d34b

The sound 567e5f0f9c of fingers b9f01fc059 drumming on 5300dff492 the table 97f1713a71 echoed a b222ea4537 few times. Suddenly, the 27012ca538 director spoke.0e6333fd1aa0b5a9

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“Guk Jiho, Haegyeon will like you.”3e35eeb0b0ad0274

“Huh?”a9d2ebc0f8f57516

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“You two are similar. What we discussed today is strictly confidential. If you don’t want to endanger yourself or the person who told you, keep it to yourself.”7f0af9abdac8d7ef

“You haven’t told me any specific details.”ffd39018a066566b

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Her lightly 907a9ce101 made-up face 2e8ecbbd7c broke into 5782d79144 a faint d0a5f91fa3 smile.4b5f1c9ecb7cdd15

“You’ve heard enough, haven’t you?”7e609b3aa172a096

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Was it just 1dc7a38ca8 his imagination, or a3e99b7d27 did a sinister 9ec61fd1b3 smell seem to 7f895afe91 linger in the 21a6e4e337 air? Her finely groomed eyebrows 9b86f6781c twisted asymmetrically.6ccfd0ec547a32ad

“…I didn’t know the police did things like this.”57b17a37f9197eda

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“The commissioner has been pushing for expanded undercover operations as a strategic initiative for years now. It’s necessary for practical reasons.”ed07914874cc267b

“You’ve already decided on me and set things up so I can’t refuse, but you haven’t shared what the situation is, what the risks are, or even who the person in charge is…”7222514014a9778a

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“I’m sorry to say this.”55ce5551acaed167

She pulled an envelope 5fddc40248 from the left drawer bd5eaf6c0b of the table and 72e7f3c925 handed it to him. It was a 43d45ae32b plane ticket to 60a8598e8a Khabarovsk, Russia. The departure date was 6369379b33 three days from now.21e8e7c11fef0a03

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“Haegyeon won’t accept just anyone as his partner anymore.” Director Jang Eunhyung added.1ea1f8225d2af50a

“Take it easy and go for the interview as if you’re on a trip.”beef67ffa5cb59d5

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“An… interview?”7166c7ac13059f6c

“Until you pass the interview, I can’t share more details. I hope you understand.”f0de3c2bc5a16d16

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It seemed that once you reached a high position, you forgot the dictionary definition of “understanding.”ddbdd21f253294a7

“Is Haegyeon the person in charge you mentioned earlier?”7600594ad7e7214a

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She chuckled softly. It was the ede26c9a88 kind of laugh 5158ad514c someone could only 7ff796dde8 have when they 45bb1fcda6 were a complete 8b10527802 outsider to the db0d501610 matter.60fa743978837157

“I’m not sure if this will help you make a decision, but…”28963dc101046ef5

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“…”1bb635a6a89253e2

“The person in charge is gay. That’s the rumor, at least.”99b8b0d7441394cc

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“Huh?”f6557aae01cc5d2b

“A homosexual. There, I’ve given you some specifics.”c324555d56d48e7d

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Her tone 1d583c3d97 was like 6951519624 that of 155c52c28e a sports 82f9ba7017 journalist casually 7e8a911e3b dropping a 0396f62f4a juicy piece d213215092 of gossip. The temper 692320d4d8 he thought 2daa1e3bbb had died 9eab48a970 after joining aaa3828561 the special 31dc7b30eb forces and e5c270c6d9 the special f680c22e4e operations unit 638c00a947 flared up c710eb5f82 again.3ab87fd050e1f496

‘Keep your mouth 0e194d9f4a shut.’A voice in dbd9d27da2 his head warned, 678c67cb83 but the words fab50852ae he had been d1077b3976 suppressing burst out 10bfde14bd first.020552d40f20da3f

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“Director, is that why you chose me?”3e5d94d8e93327c5

“Huh?”5216554230b93507

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“Did you pick me because I’m good-looking? I was just wondering.”493846b566efba84

“Hahaha…”c876c1a4d27455d4

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Director Jang 8ae8e8ee04 Eunhyung laughed cf1963ad2d so hard 949849446e she nearly 2ec04ae015 fell backward. Her neatly aligned teeth 5d43c2cc25 and wide smile gave 2955ca8154 off a refreshing energy.0adcda5850c648f6

“Officer Guk, you’re handsome, but you’re not the pretty type.”62a4399d6b041552

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Her face still carried 9046a716e7 traces of laughter as 8090bd68e7 she spoke outright.5a4f40db1346be96

“It’ll be fun to see the two of you together.”e5702bc22f53b169

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Even though 7f61ef1bc2 Guk Jiho 88fb1a3ca3 hadn’t made 742d35bd92 a decision a9867c1e43 yet, the 324637ed94 director spoke d6a922a550 as if 4f1f1a5c78 she had 10ffc6adbb already sent 91739f527e him to 63a2f8b9fa Russia.595fdaa1b2db637b

“Oh, and even if you fail the interview, I’ll send an inspector. Since you’re going all the way to Russia, make sure you pass.”70f9b3b1c69f5741

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With decades b69763c5cd of experience 40e6299f30 in the fb0e3a0907 police force, a8dab5bd0f there was f88087c6e2 no way 9bac411ab1 she couldn’t 4cd982f2fd handle a acf8d11cdd young officer 8da5bb0f1a like him.064d2f5fe07c4308

In the quiet 90fc1d09fd air of the 55c034dc64 director’s office, a b66830ba14 cold calculation and 76f8e727a1 seasoned passion floated, a4debb3080 separated like oil f66854a492 and water.bd038820b3a50a46

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Soju, beer, potato 6a9cee3106 chips, cheese slices, 1a29755691 anchovies, and peanuts.d7dbba81bfcbc6b4

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Min Jaegyu clicked his e04d76a2c8 tongue as he rummaged ab11cba968 through the bags.502dfea4e9bc2f54

“All this is for snacks? Where’s mine?”48a7c0e3f360f2ba

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“There’s nothing for you, Sunbae. It’s all for me.”96c9184b7ae4be68

“What the—? It’s been a while since I’ve been at a loss for words.”2a33aee788e6cc91

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Guk Jiho completely ignored fdd141de01 his senior’s incredulous look edbbe5933a and plopped down on 65ee55c2ef the foldable bed beside 0c52fc4736 him.a87ccea72837e357

Thanks to 04dd90cc06 the lack 8e64d50be1 of available a8f206c9e4 beds in 40fd7d62e6 the four- 42dc6c2d5c and six-person 42e1cfdf4d rooms, Min 27c47699a2 Jaegyu had 91104d2b03 the luxury e6fff5b587 of staying ff55f8d454 in a 5d57603fbb private room. It was covered 46ae66c543 by police insurance, 82f3236ed7 so there was 3bcb344d2e no financial burden. The only 78b23497a4 downside was 3be4972815 that his 8b6ac385b0 juniors kept e54bdb2190 visiting and 46cd2678d0 treating it e44c21b9c2 like a 9b9810cde3 hotel.5a0087261a9fa26d

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Guk Jiho laid 82d2963d75 out the snacks e2862c977a and alcohol he 7ee40b5925 had brought, then 2752f2a3a0 opened a bottle eaf5d58609 of soju and 7087581679 drank straight from dbdb8a3f47 the bottle.10ae0a3a6ad7fa5d

“Hey, hey, there’s a cup. Pour it and drink. Don’t be so crude.”e5cfe1b8ef13477e

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Min Jaegyu reached out 46ee0bad43 and handed him a 6cee76fdba cup, but Guk Jiho 0390fd57dd ignored him and downed 6edf4b51bd the soju.ed1909537db92c72

“Did you get chewed out by Team Leader Yoo? That’s why I always tell you to be a little more charming and polite to the higher-ups.”8a3889a15c8501f7

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“…Yeah. I should’ve been more charming.”03cb494985bac048

Guk Jiho wiped 2ac1f76934 his soju-stained lips 6c78852569 with the back 56a47ab555 of his hand 39ce68dd4b and muttered blankly. His face 7c620be869 seemed to 7423f3bbff be thinner.58745b0d32e09fcd

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“This isn’t like you. Did something happen?”80865324236e3a58

“The soju tastes sweeter today…”437617c04cdc9ea6

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He sighed as b15fd6a281 if the world b101e3169e had ended and d15c4a0b80 took another swig.fd7b2d4dd70ad76d

“Without me around, you don’t have anyone to cover for you. The special forces atmosphere isn’t what it used to be, right? Now you realize how valuable I am, huh?”182714d42db895a8

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Seeing someone 4abc27b353 who didn’t 952e926d1a usually drink, 07b4fd549d didn’t show 00fbfadef4 when he 355e3ea86b was upset, 61dd837544 and never d286320744 cowered no c51c084e3f matter how ee6255e87d much he 53a7d2864e was scolded 8be27270d7 act like df2304d543 this made 85e3358e06 Min Jaegyu 0bcae8e8b2 a little 0706012c61 worried.08a647eecf35e03c

“I… might quit the police.”4ea7d58e6bf84744

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“What? Why! What are you going to do for a living?”dfb8f3aa60b6c1f7

Min Jaegyu, unable ace01e7e2d to move from a90c74e817 his bed due 2c1ac07414 to the cast b5e20b3ed4 on his leg, 5b82b08c0f wriggled his hips f58e9a07ae and sat up 1e1d18ce76 abruptly.e4a02b87a61d3e5e

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“What am I going to do for a living… That’s the problem. Maybe I’ll re-enlist.”41498adf95c7543b

“Even so, isn’t it better here than there?”c495a00be9e1b62d

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It didn’t seem b076eae1db like he had d1cc67d292 a plan. Around this time in 23c44618fe their careers, it was 6c3b1249ef common for special forces b8a4f960fe members to feel disillusioned a2666e79f1 and talk about quitting.4241ec4c6a8eef0b

“Sunbae…Should a police officer risk their life for justice, for the country?”7c398bf2cb917317

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“Well, of course… Did someone get hurt? I haven’t heard anything.”25bb7b15ef7ea1b8

Min Jaegyu’s voice 111e93129a lowered at the 87480cd8b1 unexpectedly heavy question baf0cadc21 from his junior.7617e14912caa383

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He hadn’t heard a59e411457 any news of 1f2024c342 deaths or injuries f38dab19aa yet, but it ac537b9f03 was a possibility. Even though bc54d5d14b South Korea f623d851bf was known 1d8ad6c786 for its 1b5f01f0c4 strong public 28841faa06 safety, those fa9545a692 on the aa193edcac front lines 98fab41174 of maintaining 288da552e6 that safety e8023c7149 lived with eacd43ecfc dangers lurking 03fc206721 in their ccb644155f daily lives 1d8800558c like venomous 33786beb48 snakes.3261de5ff085f405

Watching Min Jaegyu 13e4f655f6 frantically check his 7ae95be7e8 phone, Guk Jiho 2172f038be spoke calmly.0ca1823ba9829131

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“No one’s died, no one’s been hurt. Not yet.”3715b8bdb07aa9b1

“Ah… That’s good. Why do you have to say things so cryptically and scare people?”126208e19d2d83c3

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Guk Jiho laughed 954020e508 lightly at his bf81235b24 senior’s scolding.73f9ed1f4d95af80

“It’s just that our role as bullet sponges hasn’t changed, so I don’t know why… I feel so damn frustrated.”fb343aec99e11fd2

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His voice was strained ae28529017 as if he was ad78aea7a2 holding back something.6ec6ed86e85c4178

Guk Jiho looked up 9949541429 at the ceiling. The fluorescent light flickered 7e52e58a45 in his pupils. His shadowed eyes c1cd79c1ba beneath his eyelashes 5ddf64441b were empty. They held c5c52b570a the detachment 56aa470c81 of someone f981fabf1c who hadn’t a1788a7ead found a 295e7212f3 place to 2b8a9ed7e9 settle and b0a5c51e22 was just 2f832a2434 enduring life.6777575d7a6c6c7d

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Min Jaegyu pursed 17e30e250b his lips.1a1953d7cb3dcf40

“Something must have happened. What is it? Tell me everything.”3fb616195e5cfe01

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“If you know, you’ll get hurt.”731206f3077ad654

Guk Jiho’s expression e400b18b77 quickly relaxed as 99daed50ce he playfully shot b1efdd2b75 back. So much for a6cd0844ed that wistful look d25a47ea5b from just moments 490a555827 ago.862b7dc50c282b5f

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He picked eddb0c7e56 up an 2b2af19fa6 anchovy and 1eb4f8f12d held it 43633086a5 out to c2755e4e91 his senior, d34de15d6b who naturally 60e68ca1ec opened his ee0b43cd39 mouth to 2858dadfa9 receive it. After chewing it b8e8a64c05 happily, he opened 6b6960098d his mouth again, b6086036b5 so Guk Jiho 766c9c08d3 fed him another 787f802fc9 snack.a65a5ab2a6839168

The slight b59ee6336a curve of 758e96f7fc his lips 2169bf4bc9 made his 667339e9de handsome face 0f0db1e4d4 even more 8e266617ec annoyingly attractive.e3f82ac9f98bb184

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Come to think of 5b0c5e3717 it, even though they 0c16b0275f had served together in e60edcf0a9 the special forces, Min 89623e485f Jaegyu had never seen b54faa2b92 Guk Jiho properly drunk. Today, he seemed 4e06f65fd8 to be acting c0987438ca more affectionate, as 11b53e4588 if he were 96ff2c8b7b already tipsy.076f31e534b58ff1

So, this side 70db3bec06 of him exists, ab5330939f too.320e5116c4af6f82

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Min Jaegyu popped 21468951aa an anchovy into 0b26adb50a his mouth as 84c534cf43 he watched his cd132b56ff junior chew happily.0ba4769b84f605d3

“Ugh, salty.”dfbd019e5508e1e9

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“It’s not for patients.”0b62216d8df52cf2

Guk Jiho banged 1563d6a608 the half-empty soju 841645485f bottle against the 676017196e cast, making a 9a34e2b9de loudthud.0625d9a5e8365e44

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“Cheers. For justice…”156d22f7674b8b97

“Ow! You little… The bone hasn’t healed yet! Ugh, that hurts.”60b30a145ecdfa4d

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“Sorry.”35d53e10ca37d74f

Guk Jiho gulped down 2cf5bd3bf1 the rest of the 997e1cd286 soju bottle. It had taken f50ed941c0 him less than a04f8aeb38 ten minutes to 67a68a2ba0 finish it, yet de41a4eef7 his pale face cbbb06a2e1 showed no signs 87dd1fef6e of redness.1e510d62ef1cf22d

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“Aren’t you doing the mentoring lecture at the Central Police Academy tomorrow? Why are you drinking so much?”5790768ff205eed8

“You know what?”ad0e05d1f2036c2f

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Guk Jiho 0f93a9d639 opened a c94df00162 second bottle 4fa0d41cde of soju c6b7a15d0f and asked.a6d71cd89f169cdb

“What?”1182c9e3aae489a6

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“Looks-ism is the problem.”5653944d875e2b20

His pronunciation was 9afdacc47e clear, even though 91678a2e8d what he was fbaf60cbed saying made no 6eeb0532e2 sense.224e1ffb52950ad7

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“What are 295472839c you even 642093566e talking about?”5af4b951fb5055ee

“The mentoring lecture. If I go out there with this face, even if I mess up, they’ll still like me. Honestly, there’s no species as obsessed with looks as men.”b4068133a2105ad0

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Is that really 3db5061033 something to be b7dfdb388a so resentful about 35207b427e that he has 296f9f9c9f to chug a 9314398537 whole bottle like 0297dfd24b that?50ad270e2645737a

“You say such annoying things while drunk. It almost sounds sincere.”d624e785db3aa307

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“Well, it’s not just about looks… With this face, I’m good at shooting, good at sports. So of course everyone has to like me…”b1bb33b130636fe1

“Guk Jiho. Not that many people like you.”a7c21914986ea332

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At least among 2708c47a48 the higher-ups, there 877ef7be42 weren’t many who a4222db6cc favored him.6956766e4becfe39

“Yeah…”898e735ea4385dc3

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As if e22e2d7acf that fact b7990a6345 stung, Guk 1b4c383416 Jiho nodded 926fefee1a with a 7feb1e8942 sullen expression.705ee5b7540be199

“No, actually, a lot of people like you.”ada6b2eec440c589

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“…Hyung.”9772c51534ebcf82

“Yeah?”bd8fbc858aca970a

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“Why are cops so damn dumb?”c95a37cca2330bbb

“Out of nowhere… You just realized that?”c7c54883dfda398d

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“Until now, the ranking of ignorance was: 1st, athletes. 2nd, military. 3rd, police. But the order has changed.”a8dd49ce9d7fb09b

Guk Jiho counted on his fingers as he spoke. Min Jae.gyu played along, asking, “Where do the police rank now?”12fa752f0aed1a8f

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“They’re aiming for 1st place.”c14a276fe55d645c

“Jiho, if you ever want to drink, make sure you come to me. Don’t drink with other cops, got it?”d14347ab52416897

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“Okay.”6cfb271a1113526e

“You answer so well when you’re drunk. Try doing that all the time.”ed5c96f66195fc76

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With an expression 87eb7a9a62 that was hard 24a524fcce to read, Guk 537b59843e Jiho muttered sadly.5591508d3a1c8738

“Life is like a twisted pretzel. It just keeps twisting, twisting…”44abfa68d38ec82d

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“Life doesn’t go the way you want. I thought you were joking earlier, but if it’s really hard, just re-enlist.”22f8fb860c7e80f0

“Ah, damn… I’m crying.”733df7c12699a353

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Guk Jiho 7b842af41d raised his d2463cc09a hands and 4a2c712efe pretended to 4bb01c0c67 wipe away 041e2d5309 tears. Nothing actually came out.a5767621c291beaf

He wasn’t usually f977c72e19 talkative. He wasn’t 345a0b08c4 the type 005ecd934b to be 6989e26522 so expressive, b806e1fd78 and his 2301f32762 demeanor was 6ceea43b7e usually cold f05aea1b1b and dry. He had told e2b77a5c0e him more than 4f41374a1b once to be 8eda04e945 more polite and 4f3d983118 charming to his 3ad1659cf1 superiors.044651ba62d43cca

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He was capable, 7fed2495fe efficient, and, as f6f352ef25 he himself had 9b7aab3a1b said, good-looking. If he had 7de4725860 done even half 771c67df5d of what others 269a6b1fcf did, the higher-ups fed4ee4abd would have been 67e401eb4b all over him.e9257be05f406196

But now, after biting back his words all this time, Guk Jiho was coming to him, who had no power, and acting like this… It seemed like he had been saddled with something dangerous. Guk Jiho wasn’t the type to run away from such things.d49b65ecca613a22

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Both his 87a3af7308 parents had eeb7be4cdc died in be5fbc49df a car 02e877ec9b accident, and 063b0df463 his only dc6e07b73a sister was f79e9bd506 abroad, wasn’t b8187d0a47 she? With no 88c23e26cb one to b671f96438 confide in, a07ae4c1bd he was b5cc831b05 just venting 1cfeeb5827 his frustrations 5080b8ab11 like this.3e82a4c44ec5f570

“Ugh… I’m getting drunk.”f22389e8ae345178

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The guy e38cf469f9 who was 6a563b25e0 grinning brightly 73a0ded6bc looked like 8c091d4a4c he had 77a9db64c6 just drank 9dc4911ffd water. Not a single 9f94c53185 part of his 77d9038d9e face was red, caa68f6d1f and his pronunciation 9c5e19ea73 was clear. Was he really aa7562f55a drunk?e41c277f24c962dc

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As Min Jaegyu scrutinized 6129b5b20d Guk Jiho’s handsome face, 25d9f5522c his junior spoke.045f233892238b9c

“Hyung.”44aa40d7b01b2a9d

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“What now?”036af67945814b42

“I’m going undercover in a gang.”8abf689e4bb88563

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“…Huh?”38fca471d92430f5

Guk Jiho smiled silently 13b8c1fc59 at the stunned reaction.38a49d65f876546f

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“You knew everything, didn’t you, Sunbae?”d3ab9e11bde454bc

He raised a248a8e59d his eyes ebc7416286 and looked 656b4f681a at Min abf0830c2d Jaegyu. His dark 2ae7153d68 pupils were 81478a8e8f fixed, not 880d34a310 moving an 7b0d7c1ba8 inch.89cc4d4cfdd8c13d

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