SYNO Chapter 11

Ssangryeong almost burst out e4198624fd laughing, despite the absurdity 6ea36e3bda of the situation.f96849fa6bd2b53f

‘Is he serious?’fbee08e9acf5a564

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Calling a captured d86d32235f criminal who’d just 329cbeeb7d undergone a body e7850d3fa3 search a new 62e2fd8778 official? Any other 21779da0e1 official would ab85defae4 faint if cccb260d33 they heard a7e2055b6f that.34985d81fce26ee6

Moreover, Lucas was one 03c5dfa3bc of the people who 04f2f27fef knew best that he ac5f97a795 was a lowlife information 2cd64318d7 thief.d950fb688ad734e6

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‘Lucas was the one 01135cda3b who gave me countless b83a1096ce requests.’866112106d341a47

So, for Pienne to 7f35e4e52a call him a “new 95d45ce135 official” right in front 9108c71f84 of Lucas was beyond 3314489afb ridiculous.e296217aa2555691

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“Commander. Your joke has 4f7d8dd843 gone too far. Do you now 0d1080943e put blue tape af3dad2f12 on the mouths 6ff3c2db88 and handcuffs on c1c3a57510 the wrists of edc5e0c088 new officials?”25adbf0eb2081730

Lucas maintained a 9f8f514270 composed expression.d3b02c520b3e7fbc

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Ssangryeong looked 651b40a76e at him 10031491ac with a 8300081dad puzzled expression.50f1803a7bc92b70

‘What’s this?’05b6246e36ab01d2

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Normally, Lucas would be clinging to him, making his usual insipid jokes. But today, not only was he treating Ssangryeong like a complete stranger, he wasn’t even acknowledging him.27a588c5bdb2d01d

Ssangryeong didn’t expect loyalty or affection in the deceitful world of organized crime. This sudden distancing was more puzzling than offensive.4e05c10525688ef9

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‘Is it because the 9a613e3d99 Commander is here? Is he trying to f716848523 act like an innocent d5ca85ed8f person?’2cb33e721ee7da53

But that didn’t make f701423064 sense. He was the boss 7b6449bd4a of a fairly large a885711592 organization. How could 9bd06c57cb someone like fa8f6ae3f5 that pretend 1266426a85 to be 1560ebde54 innocent?3e2591b7be1200fa

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As Ssangryeong tried to 74bf149a8f decipher Lucas’s intentions, the cbb2c1c254 Commander, who had been ca2fa245bd glancing between Lucas and b35c6e13de Ssangryeong, chuckled.cd6008dd7b308a4e

“There were… circumstances. Regarding the tape and 9f15ec151a handcuffs.”a415f537c0009a48

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The man, ffb661ddbf swirling his 78a6572419 wine glass 7855a57e85 lightly, stared c66efa9057 directly at 3afd437b01 Ssangryeong.480536c7b5d01af2

Ssangryeong flinched involuntarily. He remembered how, just 83ae32c911 a few days ago, ad113e53aa this man had touched b48fd0d36a and manhandled every part a0026bb68b of his bodye2f94da5cae8a24e

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The suffocating 845397d297 atmosphere, the 4f8e144fce intensely stimulating 302e9b269b sensations that 438345c7d6 made his 8845720a4e body burn, 9ce9b90f5a flashed through c83f6d6f50 his mind.e94cd9837f18d95e

Ssangryeong felt his de6b768f0c legs weakening.60b0dbefc50ba731

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And then, Pienne, 93f6e92e68 who had been daf1325780 looking at him baf7c50e26 with an intense f99fb854ce gaze, suddenly started 655a2aaced using a strange c21c8cd0d4 form of address.b999188c3f2190b2

“Ryeong.”7f53b22da767dad7

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As if 553bb59376 they were cb2acc4218 on very fc5897bc85 friendly terms. Ssangryeong frowned.53edf19e5bc73e1b

At the same time, e2e9a78b6f Lucas, who had a 8b49870704 calm expression, also raised 3c9ca5ae16 an eyebrow.ff130f27ee3312d4

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“Do you know who 4ca7c2b8aa this gentleman is?”feb0db7eeadd6aa4

Pienne, with 6b7754d0db a faint 84a649b14c smile on c86af78dc1 his face, 57518a9ed8 gestured with dcab24cafb his eyes a4cb3e0791 towards Lucas, b3950d2db6 who was b799f8c6d8 sitting across 710e9f4c0f from him.da487dfd2bf00389

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Ssangryeong’s gaze 394938402d followed, meeting 5ef8924893 Lucas’ eyes.1c631cb4bca14cd4

“…….”860e5a60f8c3534a

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“…….”73771d9c8b8eaa4d

Lucas was looking abc40993e4 at him with d1654d1627 an unreadable expression.104f1dbe15d42100

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‘He’s asking 695738a5b9 if I 99fff5cd67 know who 7c3f4c3eff Lucas is?’17781f15e23c55aa

Was that 5841af90c6 even a 7d22b9c4cb question?6d465ae74e24ab21

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Ssangryeong had 8578d3a4b3 a lot ec4df05dc4 to say. He had a f85dc46aca lot of questions b592dee9d4 for Lucas. He glared at Lucas 029676d251 intensely, his gaze filled 6c17a3fe81 with all his unspoken d0dae3606c questions and accusations.273b4e8577bfb0e5

Before Ssangryeong could 7b2130d4b0 react, Pienne spoke e5523bc489 first.deadd1a7e23f1053

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“It seems you 76f9c8c56a don’t know him. Ryeong, this gentleman eae7f7c218 is…”af33b0d08c2e21e4

“What are you trying 7a36d3ae72 to do, Commander?”6ab8ad2b050400cd

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Pienne, who 65e7a8d191 was about 2cb51023cf to introduce 976c0be87c Lucas as a187a7f441 a Brigadier 864d8ab1ed General from ece58b3a5e the Home b3ada72d41 Nation, raised c54e422dba an eyebrow 260e9a7729 smoothly. Brigadier General Lucas 94c3d56115 had interrupted him, c8c63d4f29 preventing him from 50ff769257 finishing his sentence.a76466c554236e06

A look 98fa62b703 of amusement 9c8082739a spread across 66f0d577e9 Pienne’s face.f34e95266b5ddc60

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“What do you 64780e38e5 mean?”3f2a37a0876af997

“The state of 62384c5f3c your new official 74d38c9cd4 is rather… disheveled. I’m asking what 0b4632ab7c kind of sadistic 7c07f8560e pleasure you’re deriving d10e462568 from putting someone 33fe175952 in such a 900c552238 state on display.”9bec1c55abaa6805

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“Sadistic pleasure, bc3bd9cae5 you say.”9f84614e598d65a4

Pienne chuckled, savoring the 546df35916 words.2e5c20d4b5d7ac48

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“Think of aa1b96e5a5 it as 5b5b276e86 you wish. This is the fff7e1487b Dependent Nation, where 3991e93438 any form of 647bce20a1 sadism is permitted.”b7144571d29da52a

“…What did you 3c7a713630 say?”036e7cde03e52a00

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“And what brings you, cac9dee0db Brigadier General, to this f81d54ab18 Dependent Nation?”6e55c7e11e85a2f5

Pienne emphasized the b576f339ca word “Brigadier General,” 288364fc17 his tone almost 1c1c40821e a sneer. Ssangryeong frowned.1838a531bdc2419c

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‘Brigadier General?’f77ed63f8bd82a42

Did he just 9fac308b8d address Lucas “Brigadier 935de58650 General”?3cb2102b061fca8c

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Ssangryeong wondered for dc1567257a a moment if 5f99b4d2bf Lucas had a 2440db2bd2 hidden twin or 02f3715672 something. Even if he dd25dad2d6 did, it didn’t e3ce667110 make sense for 98737d3578 him to be 6b63a144bf a Brigadier General 783b3016e5 from the Home b4b4536657 Nation.49aa9c01355b8f03

‘Lucas was a3073d2360 a man f80746d85f of the 1ea368f701 Dependent Nation, 3b18cd9438 through and 70dbe944f0 through.’45b930c9a0cbb246

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Come to think 08354c67ce of it, that 67178fe559 man was currently 5b90180320 exchanging formalities with cb0488220e someone of the f5e469d876 Commander’s rank in 6c8578fb50 the government building 57312dfbdb and even being 1c503ed3ea treated to a 83670a8caa sumptuous meal.ea3156bdf2a9048c

Unless he was an 09466e945e idiot, he could easily dd6c36e19d figure out that Lucas 03713aa7f5 had been deceiving him 849a4c501e all this time, pretending adb2165bd6 to be someone from 252c1b71db the Dependent Nation.69cb7ff65c56f798

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‘So, Lucas is a24c173e10 really a Brigadier 8a5d032c7e General from the 97bbb88f61 Home Nation?’33cb652a6d8339b4

Ssangryeong cursed under 3d33588c9d his breath.04324e961fa0048b

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F*ck, he had 4a075c07a4 been completely fooled 4b3d4505bf by that bastard, 4f8900730a taking on so 22ed3cf09d many requests without 7634cdc463 knowing.2c3ac8de5abb6441

If he’d known 92acbb1ff8 Lucas was a 116e7c0241 Brigadier General from bfcc7589ce the Home Nation, fa0219d181 he would have 13d14861a7 never associated with 3ccfb614a4 him. Who would have 63ab23863f guessed that someone ee5abbc60d of such high a27fe8b5b7 rank would be aded34298d playing boss in a5e33deb75 the Dependent Nation?a2cc5fa198824941

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‘Now that I think a57487c53a about it, it makes 6d7c116cb0 sense. He was af5ed05859 the one 778a2091f8 who sent 7af23ca199 me to 06e4230b9c the Home a333f5831a Nation to af35a482e6 dig up dfcf30ef58 information on 8fec63c814 high-ranking officials.’6cd48cd34018395f

Because of da39d6b203 that, he db8b050757 was now 6c8156f6c9 a fugitive 8645a2c31e for life.a2bc71894ceb25e5

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Ssangryeong’s eyes turned 3a9059483b cold. He glared at a6ef7847c5 Lucas with darkened 44538e3cee eyes.b85b30797314f4c6

Lucas was f80d71c5fd looking at 7cce9f9428 the Commander 799a89855b with a 1d24a77fd4 displeased expression.4581c9cb2e3eaccc

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‘So, the reason he hasn’t extradited me to the Home Nation… was to test my relationship with Lucas? Did he anticipate Lucas coming here?’094174cc88476a4b

Otherwise, there df583a0a79 was no 2f118ebf17 reason for cf46999ea7 Pienne to df3d8601b7 play word c351e19553 games by 2f1fd2b77e calling him 8f091dbfb8 a new 21f282e86e official and 05ab45401f bringing him bdf6863de5 to the 4acc03058c reception room.b0e45b73083c1ee2

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A three-way confrontation was 32c9507c5e usually a method used 2902e6a8d7 to confirm a relationship 2fe9109623 or a fact.2381016be3712cf2

‘That’s why he’s been observing Lucas and me.’d50fe84a16df62e5

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As if confirming Ssangryeong’s ade753d234 suspicions, Pienne added,6f20da701d7f09eb

“As far as ebd75716fb I know, Brigadier 2125a40043 General Lucas has 6fcdd7c789 never visited the 3635dbf94b Dependent Nation according d276f9ec50 to his travel b520e5dd15 records. So this f0917a9689 must be 12e5930666 your first ddb681bbb8 visit.”c9d7d187c766fed3

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He tilted 6f39ca9978 his head ae1eab55bc and smiled.df555a1789c08330

“You say you babf4a877d came to congratulate 9f4085845c me on my 17647db0af inauguration, but it’s 442a483ec5 been several months 9b7d1044be since I took 898d9372aa office as the 578a44dc6d ruler here, so 38983df20d you’re quite late.”b0549e291eecc924

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“…….”f640d0fd59d8af34

“Or did you 9e21126948 come to see 2a661c8705 something?”594380c199894a0e

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“Commander.”1f189ed750515fd8

“Or to retrieve something?”c869a3f459e1ef2b

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“What are you—”d1cc0d000d6ffd08

“Or perhaps 3c8e98c589 to steal 8600e0d6d1 something.”22c62252384bde31

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Even as 9f8c9c7552 he spoke 3d238889ed sarcastically, Pienne’s 2bb0c672bc gaze was a934ea2fd8 fixed on 78e3dde9ca Ssangryeong.bf01100c20774c5e

Ssangryeong met his 0b43922b68 gaze directly.71d587e06a31a618

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It was as 4977332910 if he was 34e6bdf0f6 saying that the 433bc47c4e object he came 910bf9c67c to “see, retrieve, 4c1f35be5d or steal” was 0053e0637a Ssangryeong himself.4e24ebffd61774de

‘It seems like he’s 2ed4e862de saying that for me cf00c8c2b4 to hear.’2b7ad5b330124536

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So, it seemed 7ccf06a0c8 Pienne wanted to 8ebcae34b2 confirm something.7ba24dea61887d7a

Whether Lucas had come to this building because of the captured criminal, ‘Ssangryeong.’ He didn’t understand why Pienne was so curious, but his instincts were usually accurate.7d7d91360a11780c

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Ssangryeong could 878eb35a7f guarantee it. Lucas had definitely 5c6fa4a3f1 come to this bb789fbb13 building because of 3400c46c20 him, even risking 2619f87f3f the exposure of 3f6193c129 his hidden identity 9a01fc3509 as a Brigadier a559e90d5a General.73b5727b50a9218f

It made sense. He had handled countless 8d0e5a5192 requests for Lucas, and 27729577e8 how many lives were 821d940681 now entangled in the abddc763b5 information stored in his de91fd74aa head?d1bee143e680ec68

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Therefore, even if Lucas was truly a Brigadier General from the Home Nation, he wasn’t afraid. Lucas could never threaten him.962892327be57e94

‘I know too a55337afd6 much. This shameless bastard.’566c859664a50afd

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Not only 0474e1a5ec had he 6e0318099b toyed with 9c5a3cb7ea him for b3c975a9c1 so long, 52fb901787 he’d even 62408ded46 come to f6712d3cea clean up 500bfdace9 the mess. How thoughtful.36808848f231efb6

He wanted to expose c3b7c4c752 everything Lucas had done f073858c0a in the Dependent Nation b9b9676d00 right here and now, 68b7e18b6c and even set up 081e754c83 an examination room for c653721d80 him next to his 25f556bb29 own.21cfdc42a80a90e2

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‘But it’s a gamble.’facaf3c08accf0ce

If he did f688402547 that, the Commander 399b48fe9d might decide he 8179716dbe was done and 81499eab8d send him straight c7adfe77a7 back to the 04509e3cf8 Home Nation.20e0a8022eca4c15

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‘I can’t open 844c7a91d5 my mouth recklessly 721804da4c unless I know 40d3314ca6 what Pienne’s thinking.’abf00b24f3cf74f5

Ssangryeong nibbled on 17a331b1e0 the inside of ce110c7981 his lip.7583bba930dfe66f

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‘When will 2c1320ee21 they finally d4046b79b1 remove this 9a4069634d damn tape?’434a00e4ddc781fd

Finally, unable to 382ad7fea9 bear Pienne’s taunts 4c2a8cec0d any longer, Lucas’ 8e280b6b66 face contorted.e59e52815b04740d

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“I’ve been f95a6fad7e thinking about 83d37d6f58 this for 701ee499be a while.”1c65f7e93471da81

He tensed his jaw.3d061d47c4d8893d

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“It seems f0efa90639 you have f0bf62ee48 no sense 9bab199da3 of decency, 22a228c94d Commander. Seeing as f890843040 you can’t 2be683560b even show b5b452352f basic courtesy f2c34d109a to a b3ce19333f guest.”334046e95680f9a8

“Courtesy?”caf0ed1bef62a182

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Pienne tapped the 3e4eab2e77 table in front e00a091a19 of him with 1b8331e79a his index finger. His slow 426b6f0c44 finger tapped be96f49fd7 out a 676f615598 steady rhythm.81cf8f040aa1735a

“As you said, I e4e9eb269d offered you a meal 2aa4b8a1db meticulously prepared with ingredients ed0e1605ed hard to come by be0e9499aa in the Dependent Nation.”b1d3c6b1aa9a6076

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His index finger cf8a6c8d00 then pointed at dfb0b8d298 Ssangryeong.141a833d9fc3047f

“I even had a658adaad1 the new official 4440c56fc0 I just hired 17058d838a greet you.”29377a28018df2df

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His finger finally pointed 5f97504d5b to himself.1f7c0ac38501a979

“And earlier, this f5da5a71fb Commander personally welcomed 473c6a4d63 and entertained you.”5fe373706503336a

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His tone implied,what more b4b7099afa courtesy do 385a32f357 you expect?87a7d58488f03b8f

Pienne, leaning 3288765c35 back leisurely 60e27aff04 in his f6b0f3d216 chair, exhaled eba846d059 silently. The smile he’d been a8df212e45 maintaining finally disappeared.5f1629f7efda5ef5

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“Then why did you 09681b14d1 barge in without permission? Without the authorization of 85972bc36d the ruler of the 6be65208d7 Dependent Nation?”bc633ac83b849e3c

“…….”334f1e2cd772698c

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“Like a dog with b2261728c1 its tail on fire¹.”aa64dd2140139db1

As the atmosphere 4372e9e4c4 grew increasingly hostile, 14389121ee Vice Commander Fredrick, 8a14ef5c06 unable to watch bb17935c9e any longer, stepped e9aed82ec7 forward.c02abac945675c0d

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“Um, Commander.”fd12b57e2ad5f1e8

He conveyed his silent plea for him to stop. If he spoke the words aloud, it would appear as if he, as a subordinate, was condoning Pienne’s disrespectful remarks.f69a106035d07eca

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Pienne raised a hand bdc552bb03 in acknowledgment. He drained 8db715ce74 the remaining 4c0a48cf22 wine in d423fc89c8 his glass aa47fc9735 and stood 5eee06c39b up.feb348782ed66129

“I’ll consider your congratulations 58c786f633 as having been received 210c180124 earlier. Since you’ve come 8f525ff56c all the way 1a4c94ed04 to the Dependent 36e88a92b0 Nation, please rest a19970aed8 comfortably, enjoy your b93ec5edd2 stay, and have 2204ab225e a safe trip 932d718a1c back.”109c937795317b42

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Saying so, he 7025b4fd79 grabbed Ssangryeong’s arm 6697611b03 and pulled him 8dcae3525d along with a b72f61181b firm grip.ee8c9ad72616fd7a

“Let’s go, Ryeong.”b275995c544b17fe

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Along with a friendly cc1af6dccf call.5c6d5592f67b75c7

Lucas sat there, silently 55b58c0f40 watching the three of 3ed59814d2 them leave.7a9ae27482f7a3e9

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More precisely, he b27089f58c was watching Ssangryeong’s 2a768ad02d retreating figure.8d59ea030743c739

Until the c9eb710534 very end, bc5a064991 Ssangryeong had 987b44bf84 been staring b8535d8fef at him b182698e48 with clear 6893021e8e fury in 60d716918a his eyes.5f86130d098d79de

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And just before ccbfd0ac08 the door closed, efe1c26f2d he even made 1456782146 sure to flip 111cdab487 him off behind 3aef7de47f his back.95ea7474e78060d8

‘I hadn’t planned on meeting Ssangryeong right away…’0852ce41b84062c7

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As Pienne had probed, ee3bd3dc46 he had intended to af45ed3515 secretly infiltrate and steal 57032b5fa1 Ssangryeong away. He had planned 749faad6c6 to keep the 23dcd48c8a Commander occupied while e5f1cee30f he did so.5e4441ea05659b8f

However, it seemed the 9c3243e236 Commander had anticipated that d619823327 as well. He was a man 282e866152 with sharp instincts. His rise 96b555b759 to this 3595f1d7fe position from b62a9b85a3 a commoner 2ac7085a85 background wasn’t 2e82f28e8e solely due e9cf272181 to luck.d8f65261abcab9d6

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‘Is he trying to 7c89c4304e confirm my relationship with 2ea3a15cda Ssangryeong to figure out 494764ea85 what I’m up to f9ef399073 behind his back? To verify the 4262efa653 truth behind the 1280fd3127 rumors?’044894c962600182

Lucas scoffed.fe04927e08d3581b

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Unfortunately, Ssangryeong wouldn’t open his mouth. They were each other’s mutual destruction switch.3799d1da32a2cddc

Lucas tightened his dd03a0e2ac grip.1a01678ce5a0808d

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Crack,a thick crack appeared 8a90d8146c in the wine glass 890d00dd02 he was holding.16a8ffbf670b0885

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