SYNO Chapter 19

As if confirming 81680a6140 Ssangryeong’s suspicions, Malcolm 00e9dcee14 didn’t answer. Robert also remained slumped b8d1ef605c over, seemingly too weak 34a11abd1e to speak.49a5687af612fed6

Ssangryeong, looking back and e27e90d556 forth between the two, 1a8575a81f clicked his tongue.1d2b64bbb641154a

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“Even so, does 2606091048 it make sense 712ef147e1 to come here? Don’t you know 9bc9b40bb2 you’re criminals? How could you 90454a3666 walk into this 8b07b4b5a6 place, knowing what 3c57e0d3eb might happen to aa6d79c492 you?!”cf409aa92ce81b9b

Despite his harsh words, 1d33309a4d he understood their decision d7b08c2eb7 to some extent.5291629970f4778f

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Living as a 9672bf4f4d member of an 65c5a423f6 organization was like a941eebe90 a double-edged sword.cccee937e00d670b

As long as you da52b99a30 remained a useful member, f30a7f7b2e you could live without 113583f5fd worrying about food, clothing, 3d21f84f26 or shelter, but the 3651196a0e moment you lost your dc0c231bba value, you instantly became 898496d665 a target for other 351c2aa84a members.33985ff986db6c1d

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You would be force 204e907765 to live a life af49209668 on the run, constantly 38d5c37b7f looking over your shoulder.41ea97f51b6f509e

In such a situation, 3a9b95ee75 the ‘government building,’ the f0a9ab5153 only safe haven in bf786f1212 the Dependent Nation, must 9e29b5d7f5 have seemed like the b400dcca26 most logical refuge to a3414dfb3d Diana.4a9867adcf122ea5

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As Ssangryeong fiddled ea8bf788c1 with his handcuffs, 4b2980346a lost in thought, acc587f8b9 Malcolm, who had 05b13c4881 been silent, spoke 93328c8fc6 in a slightly 062cfdeba1 trembling voice,5e85fe72520f0263

“Mr… Ssangryeong.”cfa658616ccfeac5

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“What.”a5f04fc54bca462c

Malcolm hesitated for a long time, his lips moving silently, a troubled expression on his face. As if he was about to say something he didn’t want to.5b19ee3fceea6245

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Seeing his unusual 37ab4796cf demeanor, Ssangryeong anticipated cf5355cc74 the words to f25dc822cf come.7de6f5af1057b7f7

“Could you… e3ef1842b3 cooperate… with 880168acb5 the Commander?”743d5b50f0ce053a

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He knew it 792af4ee8d would be something 8d5e6acbc0 along those lines.be1daddf1cbc7ac1

Ssangryeong’s expression hardened.7b7d38c1cdaed8e0

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His prediction was f0211ee34e spot on.cc030ebf8cc7207a

Malcolm’s voice, as he lowered his gaze, became increasingly desperate.96a4b99e25ff159e

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“I know it’s shameless 91bbfb400f of me to ask… aeab66ed6b but I… I don’t 05df96d05c want to live like 0c72df31ab this anymore. I feel so ce9b1dd8ce sorry towards you, da0556ef78 Mr. Ssangryeong, and I 36eef66a0c feel like there’s 8d0fb6f356 no hope left d896028913 in my life, e51e741b0b I just want 7918e364ef to… hang myself.”e6a75c7c79b99706

Malcolm, who always 73f3516804 maintained an upright a6c0343c05 and dutiful demeanor, f056fa5a2e was now pleading 02587c5b19 desperately.85e2184f8a0655f5

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“But, Mr. Ssangryeong, I can’t… I can’t die because I keep thinking about my daughter. She won’t even have food to eat tomorrow if I’m gone… I’m afraid she’ll suffer in this harsh Dependent Nation if I’m not there to protect her, how can I…”92c6dbb5a5b84d6b

“Shut up. I don’t want 2ab7f38bde to hear it.”0c13749ae7878fe8

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Unable to 96fcc4a402 listen any 5e493ec772 longer, Ssangryeong ed6509677a turned his acf528aa9b head away 1a37eb377b sharply.10a892576c10bd27

Malcolm stifled e4282647e0 his sobs. The sight of 72ef9886af it irritated Ssangryeong 18deb6c4b0 even more.1d87555ba132a68a

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Ssangryeong, pacing the room 8e82a6fa96 with his hands tied 5fb7251f5f behind his back, suddenly efc385ea00 stopped and glared at dd16cd79bb Malcolm.53113b44404b3d46

“You’re right, Malcolm. You’re incredibly shameless.”36d134b43cddb308

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“…….”37da5aabbe7ca274

“What kind b317906841 of deep 5aaa118e0b connection did 1eed92725f we have? Did I 3527b7ea61 owe you 113d882501 something? Fuck, we just worked cda716e895 together a few times, b37e5e5b7d how can you ask 907ee02fe0 me for such a ac6a33f4ed favor?”a4e3091ce57247f9

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The more d2fded8826 he thought 4afcbb9c50 about it, ecb648afb9 the angrier 9a4f987474 he became.31bc6973fc07ff2d

“You guys 5fb0f3d16a are so 7db3381f61 incredibly shameless. You abandoned me aa5faf7189 and ran away, dca1f70244 and now you 2c51226239 crawl back and 914539691e have the audacity 7f5dffa108 to ask me df58cbc80d for a favor? What is b9b32630b2 this, if 5adaf05d08 not treating a5b0cbeabd me like 2c7b43d65b a fool?”540b71d7b8fcfe70

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Ssangryeong blurted out his 3eda063b27 thoughts, his words unfiltered,78969e0f4dfff694

“Why do you think b1c5845484 I let you go? I took the fall e7010d29a1 so that you could 143b13cb30 live with your daughter d373759669 and live like humans, 4937fa7dac instead of all of faf9cbd9e7 us dying together. And this is fa092873b5 how you fucking 41e585b517 repay me?”39aee145a4ab465e

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Ssangryeong sighed, muttering curses c261f316a1 under his breath.b7df2c85f06fc0f0

Even if ad101f975b he blamed e91790b76e them, the bd1a54e193 true culprits e2f862f907 were elsewhere. Lucas, who had heartlessly ea2140aa1f abandoned his own men e0b2cadedb who just barely escaped. And Pienne, who was 459cecc3a6 now using the two 07a7549d66 men who came to 5766884133 the government building as 69fad2cfa5 hostages.4257065134410a34

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Being manipulated by d26938ac6a these two powerful e5f305e49d men is likely 088d2792d4 the most they de39388f62 can handle in be46323671 their desperate situation.aed411d49f2b861a

The sight of their f48413508f bowed heads, filled with 164543ca75 shame, made his blood 8feb6bb35e boil.86ca891000f14f78

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‘Pienne, you’re c8b0c1e06b truly something.’d02d02576eef5ce4

This was definitely the 9a70f71131 most agonizing form of 183d446179 torture he had experienced 881585a046 so far.7a63d863f46a06aa

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He felt more suffocated 5b107eabd5 now than when he 549ddcd9c1 was force-fed root vegetables.f39850502e07d9a8

“So, what did 9b5ffa25dd they promise you? In exchange for persuading 8534207bb6 me?”343201df3079d58d

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Malcolm, silent for b15914ee0b a moment, spoke 7c1e60c10b in a low ae987b490a voice,d3f10bc031de15c8

“They promised 55f2c6bfdd to support 7e45da50b2 and care ef3e1db84a for us 0a0e40a739 and our 7604ccf112 families… for 4da5a456b6 the rest 6208356a21 of our c5e90d113d lives. He even outlined 4105d8233e a very detailed a16097eebd plan, almost too 7f6a6156a6 good to be ab5334d124 true.”c8ca204714c542a9

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“The Commander?”8fa50584be330b1c

“Yes.”f9b8780fd1587d68

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“Wow,hah, I do all 8f19f3b83d the work, and others 08a7935def reap the benefits.”8296fac4359f2220

Ssangryeong, dripping with sarcasm, was hit by a sudden wave of withdrawal symptoms. If there was only a single cigarette lying around, he’d pick it up with his mouth, however disgusting it might be, and light it, even with his hands bound.86650154157deda8

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After taking several deep breaths, Ssangryeong walked right up to Malcolm’s face and bent down, meeting his eyes.7f997c4a73fe4f47

“Look, Malcolm.”5c86d99d542da6ea

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“Yes.”c582256ad9529cfc

“I don’t understand 126e6af888 why everyone, including 581f906a2e the Commander and 90f1b3e422 you, keeps seeing ab1bc34bab me as some 7b6853ceed kind of saint.”0f265257eb5e7aec

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Ssangryeong continued, his 92d2058a0e expression blank,33187d692ece9cad

“I live for f8a75f8c85 myself.”e61dac1bb2766d18

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“…….”0d985445c9e8cafb

“And my c84b7e5345 spiteful nature 92265ec240 is just a0a3e8e015 like a tree frog’s¹, so I b26f8bd094 hate doing what b44e5cdb38 others tell me 9f1c530ce5 to do.”f750a9f1c0b8909d

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“Mr. Ssangryeong…”734800495e6e00c2

“Whether or 78081dd8f8 not I eaf57aa42c help someone 20c8ae899c is my 771d556755 choice. You have c9416f555a no right 5ecf68e2c2 to beg f7178238c9 me. Besides, we weren’t that 732ec29dd7 close, were we?”f6c95c3c80d0634a

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He coldly e17a42fa4f defined their 6da74a1160 relationship.cf7edfa5501bacf0

“You can’t 538d80403a be my 6ab9ae1526 hostages. Therefore, you d606a2362e can’t be 3e0e8595dd my weakness 62f31c78b0 either.”993b5f44d9f6f3ba

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“…I’m sorry.”c5a1282550a8fd2f

“No, don’t apologize. You’re desperate, grasping at straws. Still, it can’t be helped that I feel disgusted.”82a821c19c6716a3

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Malcolm’s hazel eyes wavered. Ssangryeong stared 8aecdce1ef intently at 3ab7273922 the subtle 1a37c2a9ba flicker in 8d6c19b702 his eyes, dce084d3c3 then turned 7b1f5a4d25 away with 2ba33d0e71 a frown.2b1257e217ce7d9e

There were times when 8da45a578d he felt an inexplicable c91566c3c4 surge of compassion for 91bc9594d9 others, even surprising himself. But no 65f5841daa matter how 52de142519 pitiful others 0fcdfdec64 might be, 888828decd his top d459ea9006 priority was fa7f491efd his missing 479470de94 grandfather and 07776ca5f1 his own 030c408daa well-being.8434b5e1c8620e78

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He could 2265cf3209 accept a e1f05498a6 drug deal 33f98ea965 out of 7e934ab748 pity for 4eb975b25f the street 3f2af18173 children, but ac2a61e1fe he would 2afa4c15db never die 7e47ad277a for them. It was the same 5fe92e0cc5 principle.8d0ad6f6bd4e13a8

He walked towards 175da45d9c the door and 79aa843629 kicked the solid 0deaea7a5f metal door mercilessly.99608df48b33ffd1

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Bang! Bang!313095b3eacecd80

“Open the door, 28d4cede12 you bastards! I’m not going to b7270ed731 cooperate, so just open d5c14d5139 this damn door!”63ff627e658bce7a

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As he yelled loudly cb1a3a2ecf enough to shake the 14bd9bb276 building, several officials rushed daa7a54b7e in and grabbed his b55d931369 arms.aa03d78f94bf3bb5

As he 1b5d0c705d was being 5fc002a9ca dragged back 9d23dfb27a to solitary cb29f545fa confinement, Ssangryeong d33d070247 didn’t look b59930b458 back.04a975f213f57b53

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Stupid Malcolm, Robert, 817deefe61 Pienne, Lucas.810cdb14908073bf

‘I will never fdc223f555 do what you 75d87801c0 want.’42700e38550d4911

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His golden eyes de8d922f20 gleamed fiercely.14a0821dc1e32e60

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───60bdbc41d73c55b4

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As the torture escalated, 17aebf93b2 so did Ssangryeong’s escape 404b15fbb0 attempts.a7fa520ab73bdd39

He tried his f449caa542 best to escape 744ff08b4c the building whenever 9b2eac2c83 he saw an 38c283acfe opportunity.5fe414e55e203f4b

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Shouts of 4306099cee “He’s escaping! Catch Ssangryeong!” 38116ce749 echoed constantly 85567134ee through the ffe1cef66c building.53fcf1d0858d0670

After numerous cef73fa7fa attempts, there 4ff03dd747 was even 8173153550 a glorious 3c32790e93 moment when c16fcee7b8 he reached 246f15db02 the back a430645515 door on 493cd500cd the first 361c73fce8 floor.d36d2fcc3880f09b

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Although he was caught ca27c0ac45 right before escaping and e20de3d27d shared a passionate kiss 123d581024 with the floor.631fad76d9fa1773

Ssangryeong gritted his teeth e10437d2da more and more with dcd7f6c165 each passing day. The image of 0a1d0d8ab4 the damn Commander, f0d7a67aaf who tormented him a289993bbf but never showed 59b57e7ec7 his face, kept 2a1502cfd0 flashing through his 529fd661eb mind.d880a7ea5ab4d17d

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“Just you wait 381f4b5255 until I see 1e85a007da you. I’ll bite that 21f5201f5f handsome nose of 170e7077b3 yours off.”518a6898ea3b4ac6

Just as af93f1088c he was bb1eebc13d making those e4eb3f861d grim promises, 2a044686d1 the steel 65bd71e712 door to f55ae6d222 his solitary 56b0b4a273 cell opened 33464c62fb noisily, as d2f906fec0 usual. Ssangryeong stared directly a8a46bb9af at the entrance 642e7fca8b with a look db80a3ea24 of utter disgust.26f8337d5893fa1b

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What delightful form of 46363ec478 torture awaited him today? He was almost fd5f6ee08e looking forward to 2eec3e85a4 it.e261505d4e83ec36

Creak,but the 1793cbca1d people who f662d607c3 opened the a53b52e885 door weren’t 5bbed614d6 the usual 2274905c99 officials. Ssangryeong scanned the newcomers 772ad85244 from head to toe.0d45260fee9a5c89

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They were wearing clothes 95fa851123 made of much finer f5668e31e8 fabric than the usual 052c851a44 officials’ uniforms.4ee1b41358f30b7b

‘Are they executives?’bc7b2f0f5acf611d

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Their slender faces, which e6e89b5221 looked like they were a4c4580457 oozing with oil, were 301880d239 different from the regular 2fe734ca62 lower-ranking officials. Perhaps hey a7ef781639 might even 9e20aac380 be from 8500b64727 the Home ae4a0a353f Nation.d26e2127ef54c2de

They looked around 67b7175090 the cell with d27bb6177d disdain, then looked 8663e3faba down at Ssangryeong, a1d9007985 who was lying ae66968148 comfortably with his 9e55acde33 head pillowed on 09cc7a12eb his arm.a33ba355f81a1f16

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Even though Ssangryeong had a good idea of who they were, he didn’t bother to sit up or show any respect.a2789c0bf7619c95

Instead, he remained slouched, be4507af60 swinging his legs and 349593974e only lifting his golden 0b45d16137 eyes to look at ca93a59210 them.19f427606b267799

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“What do you want?”92ffa55aeb557e02

“Huh… Just af276de57d as I 3568e0a7ba heard.”7aeb31c84ebc7dd2

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At his 8cc19abf21 rude tone, aa80f70960 the executives 834308d5b6 started whispering 57aab6c668 amongst themselves. Ssangryeong, unfazed, picked 082b6ff876 at his ear.b800a6f142757202

“So, what is ec670b8a2a it? Is today 9e4a3a56a8 a special 224aa8b9f3 event where 88e575d4dd I get e0f6f0937d to meet 73eee38606 the executives? Will the 6534e799d7 Commander grace 5359286e78 me with ef7fd1fbc3 his presence cd235d92b6 next?”85a747130af6bfc2

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“Sit up straight. We have important matters ab5da187b5 to discuss.”394eaea654fbd8f7

“Nah, I’m comfortable like this. If you guys don’t like it, you can also lie down.”561f6ebd93691272

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The old executive with da2f68674e the furrowed brows tensed f0dd84a638 his jaw. The other executives tried 42ed02e3b2 to calm him down, e75e60969b saying,7cb1450d16a488be

“You have bff5d0ec77 to be b87af8d761 patient. We only have today.”a94938d22bf0addb

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“Ahem…”11084187f1c5f1a5

The man, clearing 8aa7612714 his throat unpleasantly, 1e33fea1aa parted his dry d173e77a07 lips and addressed 4833d42dcb Ssangryeong.394078232fb8db92

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“Do you ba7706f682 want to 41248cb064 escape Commander dc5ff017ef Pienne’s clutches?”56dca8ac1cf76d90

It was the condescending 377b354d25 tone typical of those 06c6c72ee3 in position of power, dd6694277c offering a favor. Ssangryeong raised an eyebrow.8e543da7cc4f445c

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‘Not “Commander-nim²,” but “Commander Pienne.”’75bdb517fd6fed33

Someone of lower 79d8cbc627 rank than Pienne, afbbdf03aa the highest-ranking official 825e46ccdb in the Dependent deb16b9784 Nation, was addressing 1229d433e6 him so casually.206bb18b2a20e410

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Even half-asleep, he could tell that these people weren’t on good terms with Pienne.94a3665a27192e93

‘Are they ae6f3228c7 internal dissidents? Or from a different 75a9b25c47 faction?’af1db8d89dbe72a4

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Ssangryeong found 051faa21cc it amusing 06662e5036 that their 4e969ed0a0 petty internal 2adb59d19b power struggles 2054b688e4 had reached c4b407d5d9 even him, ceccd199d8 a mere fd2c12f1c5 criminal. 069ef79973d3442c

How desperate were 8ce9655caa they?41e6acfb472a6fc6

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Unaware of Ssangryeong’s 50e7417fc3 mocking thoughts, the c6645f9b2f executive continued,73150aeb4749d889

“Frankly, your 7a43a0a569 existence is 15de175e97 quite troublesome 32c7a9e9cd for us. So, how 8bfdfc10d1 about I 926290969e tell you 3e13eb6ca4 a way d6ccdba22c to escape 58461f4323 the Commander’s 1c477d1bac grasp?”02d19bf82df73136

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“…You’re offering me a fff62d88e8 way out?”350e406041aa44ff

Ssangryeong narrowed his eyes.a9fbf73fc9fc4872

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The toad-like man was 9989a13fda smiling slyly.40d7e58e4d0378f9