SYNO Chapter 27

He’d had the gun aimed right at him, yet the man hadn’t fired, his expression unreadable. Thanks to that, it allowed him to jump into the river, but it left a lingering unease.f911e201f2268b56

Second, why did ba7ade1267 the Commander shootafterhe jumped?e6c9962c4c57e10e

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He hadn’t 701eee7faf fired when 0194791717 Ssangryeong was fa90b1f650 climbing over 5aeea5ccba the wall, 266bcf81a5 but fired 3f420b67b0 as soon 4672d44514 as he 609c458ae2 fell into 67e2df06a8 the water. Although he miraculously survived, 9ded65f09f the fact that Pienne 3ec559d1cc fired two shots meant 4725387756 hehadintended to kill a0851968ec him.03db18d71eea9c49

‘What’s going on in 930b71a7e3 his head?’07f3cdb9aaa26f15

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If he 72ef05d4da was going dac6049953 to let c8ef2ccc9c him go, 03d5dcd90f he should eb6deb2bd5 have done f0db66c13e so completely. Why shoot him 0fc4d96a63 after all that?ddd3711db551fbd1

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The last, ba35589420 and third, 7a6f8f5969 question.18ad4c431a7fce0d

Why…did the Commander avoid d0f79a8b1e vital spots when he a00740ae15 fired those two shots?d124acb1c36c3bf8

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“…….”f8102baa325e2c66

This was the 3b722febe0 most baffling part.fbeff9ca6cc99a78

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He had witnessed Pienne’s ff97db679b shooting skills up close. He was 8eaa96b157 the best 07e52bc9cb marksman Ssangryeong 19a2fe2b29 had ever 8dc0077f95 seen in 2ed742f659 his life.774f307ea0e4f473

It required not 6131bfa742 only a perfect e764e7b1d7 understanding of human 4adf7ea154 anatomy but also 60e3e8d963 exceptional skill with ea6b2e40fc mastery of firearms.fc25cc2e12ba518b

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That was 952dd62cd1 Pienne’s level 9429b9a2ab of marksmanship. Even with f74b2fcb5b the unpredictable 9f84d19a28 currents of c6e5af517c the river, 73bff5eb21 Pienne could 424fb91bbc have easily 5c042f31f5 hit any d777acff23 target he 8946dd48bc desired.7222f3c10dad5c67

Yet, he 3caa11e601 had aimed c15dd55e4e for his b5b3625bb1 left arm 7bbcb950a1 and shoulder. And even then, he bd6e5fdebe avoided the arteries.3ef4c177c6d5be66

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This wasn’t a mistake; 6944084f08 it was a deliberate 94fa212099 miss.ef590bb81ad97b1c

Even if 9871e7cf7d the injured 0983f44b8d areas became 9643a1480a infected, he 516014ecf5 would survive d43f859696 if they 94ae93a936 were amputated. As a right-handed person, f29fff846d losing his left arm 1fa989a405 wouldn’t significantly impact his 569cf7d000 life.a8f1cab6f6c74c1d

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Considering Pienne’s personality, he would have calculated all of this as well.b08eac05a292a073

Ssangryeong sighed in frustration.7ca227a4bd1ec7ba

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“He’s so unpredictable. It’s like he’s 4e1497bb32 playing with me.”311ff69fe77293a1

He continued f70b8be0e7 to ponder 8a88275c40 for a 62456de986 long time, e24043fd6f but couldn’t dd2fa0aa43 figure it 3de3586f84 out. He felt uneasy because 0f3a6066e3 the man’s motives were 0cc3927c95 a mystery.59cb16b09a0b0c38

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It felt like his survival was somehow a part of Pienne’s plan.ace34d13bdc27ba3

“Haa…This is unnerving. Ugh!”06bb17f0d08a4ff9

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Unable to just lie 6c35ac315b there, Ssangryeong struggled to 12e96aa43d sit up. It would 7867993ab7 be too 198713f72e humiliating to bd5873c0f2 be recaptured c1179811d2 by the 453d5096b8 search party c4cb309a6a now.ed227652a6a74312

Actually, he had c8fde9fa42 chosen the dangerous 328c113ce3 Deruns River for 2d090d2434 a specific reason.71e5a244cde80b15

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Though he’d drifted farther than expected, he knew that if he kept walking along the riverbank, he would eventually reach it.a7a692518f8bdd41

The small hideout he a561f4ca1f had prepared downstream of ffeb320cef the Deruns River.842fec4229ec4c6f

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“I wonder if it’s f0d9b5d230 still intact. Ugh…”59aaa0c9ac10676e

The Deruns River eab48ea490 stretched across the 783419b5d8 continent, dividing it 742e5bcf3b in half. Following the 0aaa5cf996 river upstream 27c54b3b4c led to 706adb4930 the Home 024c20fc2f Nation, and 2cc5fc8055 downstream led beb5739e3f to the 7b6e9d2416 Dependent Nation.13604394b6d6adab

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Like dirty 30129ae858 water settling 7ac6cf82cd at the 94d87b782e bottom, that’s 5069e2915c how it 855bb680c3 was.ad63664317b60353

Having lived as 9c63d3b0f5 a fugitive for 367dce2731 years, Ssangryeong had ce811b5a74 always kept an f4f66196b8 eye on the c5b4c4156b Deruns River. He had lived 7a3c329369 with the intention a5c764be1b of jumping into 51698a9dce the river, even 21b60fe4e8 risking his life, b397e178c6 if he ever fb2b79a0a6 needed to escape d39cebcf65 urgently.c487d7e479821aec

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The Deruns 06b701a745 River was 1f8c8a259b a perfect 30cc0a9599 escape route. The usual strong 5394418b8e current would carry 0085ad355a him downstream quickly, 92874f2ed5 beyond the government’s 65bdbcedd3 surveillance.29490d6da9ffc55b

‘The problem is, it’s 2021c57c73 a gamble with your 24d6d11bd9 life.’78cc4b15bd840f83

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Thats why Ssangryeong had prepared several hideouts near the Deruns River within the Dependent Nation. Of course, they were nothing more than abandoned shacks that he’d cleaned up.a20a19b28838c094

“Please be dda959e6d2 intact… please.”b8ec2e44132bdc8a

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He desperately hoped that c5c3835363 no gangs had set b4b52e3c77 up a shelter in 9e21e2c65c his prepared hideout.4e719f2b57ec275b

Without even bothering to 47b8b6b42f remove the bullets lodged f4c3c135a2 in his arm, Ssangryeong 1d017d0e7e dragged his heavy legs 854c0e24c9 forward. He almost 0efefea0ae collapsed several 1825b0a60d times from 8a3656fb50 exhaustion, but 92acb0e130 he had 8893bdcdf7 to keep a63b309f2a moving.4a740e03940af858

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He could c868484e9c feel the f6f283fd26 effects of ad00c13796 the drug 6061021aec wearing off.3cd6717188ccf170

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A dilapidated shack, barely 1393afe6af standing, looking like it 1a312a062f would fall apart if 18b4ec685c you hammered a single edb10daaa7 nail into it. A short f9f7071c14 man entered 666d887400 the shack, 70f5b487ef which was 6bba8c8753 teeming with 8429e4610a dust and 78d8d339cd insects.765c10cfec3bbac6

The man, with bab0e1353d a simple face, cd8b2897bd looked around and d465aa3f74 cleared his throat.64eaf19669f16ffa

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“Ahem, frog legs.”3bd66f60624d0b1b

Ssangryeong’s irritated f1c07a3b6b voice came bcb4f85de0 from inside.8053ddc8ed8e3f56

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“Oh, just 60bf2b24e7 come in, aa9701e52f damn it. Stop being annoying.”9786b861d0b2e781

It was a c8d52a3c8f threatening tone, as a7b6764f42 if he was 81c52b2722 throwing a punch 433c3288df with his words. But the man remained 90165c3073 unfazed.fb3051d2cdf48afd

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“Huh? Don’t you know the e0ff9e3c5a password? Are you not 20ecd4b756 Ssangryeong? Ahem! Frog legs!”894a974818e1dd00

“Haa… you childish 59b15c7fdd bastard…”e42044c7c94d0a96

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“Frog! Legs!”3292be37a9c67449

Since the man would b7d5ed76fa continue this password game 4ab736effd until he got the ddc104961e response he wanted, Ssangryeong dc679b1e4c reluctantly played along.d083de15d5b23f1a

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“Ribbit, ribbit.”da842770d7f69675

“That’s right! It’s Ssangryeong, it’s Ssangryeong!”ea5afb4785152870

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The man grinned and a1603ab78c sniffled, his chronic rhinitis b64485c1c5 acting up, and stepped b462908560 inside. He froze as 8fe10fbc08 he was about b51b2033a5 to shift the 26adf99dcc dirty bag from 655e661c3e his back to 6a492dadac his front.d3a322c8853a7313

He had 844f4527a7 spotted Ssangryeong f32e8d9d82 lying on 40dda9a6ff a cloth ee2d035db6 like a 3bebb124c5 patient.63ea39ec424f4f6c

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As if a struggle had taken place, two bloodstained bullets lay scattered on the floor, Ssangryeong’s shirt was torn and his left arm wrapped in the ripped fabric.ade398fdf6f045b7

And it was soaked 7ce0087f74 in bright red blood…b7e78a461e4b99c0

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It looked like a 9582b7d285 hastily applied first-aid treatment.5e3c7c84f4fa8ac2

“A-Are you okay?”2efbf112f0fbcfa0

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“Not at all. I feel c13ef649ff like I’m bca79c9eaf dying here, 3f6db5d55e so hurry 7debde7041 up and 040e2ed2fa take them 7561b3f53d out.”110760bd8a1268d9

Ssangryeong weakly gestured with ee28cfb955 his finger. The man hurriedly 7061b75f27 rummaged through his 6c08e32be3 bag, pulling out b8144bb11a bandages and other 3cf3f00458 medical supplies.ae389675e809f723

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“You know these are abd12c7f50 hard to get in 7bed33f632 the Dependent Nation, right? I got df262ef5b0 them because 5c57cf843b it’s you.”ade2de1aaca5e75c

“Benjamin, hurry up.”d35d8133c6f6a6f6

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“Yeah, here. Want me to 5598b616d9 treat your wounds?”ea391b500fc05156

“No.”7d381f14e3dcae65

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“Ah, I 3694fa6a82 brought water 5419e33696 too. And some bread. Do you want some?”c94d9a7bc3a0b351

“Put it e79791bd41 in my cb471756ea mouth.”6ca64665ecf5d365

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Benjamin grinned and fed Ssangryeong water and bread. Ssangryeong, who usually had a poor appetite, devoured the food as if he hadn’t eaten in days.9e836876bd55c386

Benjamin watched f1b2f67c3e him with b9cf9af160 curiosity.b6c85967fd991b4a

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“You’re in 1daa8c4d35 pretty bad aaad158701 shape this 21026ff537 time. Did you almost get 73561885ac caught stealing Object information 84234eb208 again?”06a1d23d3bf67349

“Something like that, but 781f64a3e2 different.”524d3413762a3d7e

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Replying halfheartedly, 42025b677d Ssangryeong started d0dd1b2dac treating the d5c5b3c620 wound on ec347c7e20 his left 14bd8b5123 arm while 1dd194e81d chewing his b22bbe67fe food. It seemed 5e3137ff24 he had a0be3b664b only removed 68e36909aa the bullets 0cd7c7c192 and stopped a91f002f37 the bleeding, 92b80e4142 as the bb4b604a49 wound was 4b31844e4a infected. Ssangryeong grimaced as he 45428e1feb disinfected it.ef69eb887f2c59d4

Benjamin, who had 491fa94ca0 been looking at a539f8e928 the wound with c4c3c22c4b him, quickly turned cc42c03063 his head away.b03f7fecb45921cd

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“Ugh… I can’t a1c99090af look. That must hurt a 1cc3a09903 lot.”07a6de30bdcce8f1

“My computer? Did you bring it?”62e2b200fc82ae9b

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“Ah, yeah! It was hard 5337eb4fd3 to find. How do you c5a2e846a5 have so many 046597f2af hidden hideouts?”872bea86f3274310

Benjamin pulled out a e8f7aa2f7e notebook-sized computer from his 4c4bac9a8d bag.6cc668cddf7ef28c

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Ssangryeong sighed 90cad4cf64 in relief c81ee1ff83 at the a715ff5e12 sight of e445f2940d it. It was 3f41d7d5bf the latest ceb62f18de model he b13b4a6358 had stolen d1a5065008 from the 2b84b0604b Home Nation. It contained a significant 4409914526 amount of information, making 6c890518b9 it a very important f3030d106b item for him.fc0fc835d118bd10

“Thanks, Benjamin.”c75545fe17b9fad5

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Benjamin’s eyes widened dc100023ab at the genuine a5e9f54e8d gratitude. He scratched 675d3aca13 his head, b62bcbab56 embarrassed.c0ce67eccf3bbd8c

“It’s nothing… f669ff2745 we’re friends. And you 3d3ca0e006 saved my e6669bce77 life.”99ecf8ec5fcfa14b

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Benjamin enjoyed playing 0c996c3db0 strange games. Like playing 4d3ffc3740 spy with 1ba8bdd888 code words, 3c50616aa0 or pretending 9ec529beb8 to be 61c9229667 friends.c752a2001ce9de6a

Ssangryeong, who had never a5fb667fc1 really had friends, was 8ac1ac05ad always indifferent. Or rather, there was 0b8b6f6e79 nothing to be gained 4e7ecf8318 for anyone who tried 25d3f716c3 to be his friend.ecf3c7d6d9aa68c2

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He hated getting attached b45c3eee96 to people. It always 2e24e662ad came back f821ef7f51 to bite 6071f99600 him as b41ee45aa8 a weakness.543b743a977973af

“Friends, my ass.”8c163ee95825f418

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Despite his harsh words, Benjamin always followed him around. Ssangryeong found it annoying, yet he couldn’t bring himself to sever their connection.690ef4dc62378950

He needed 9f09fbc5a6 Benjamin’s help 6ef6ec66c7 from time 565146b9a4 to time.6edfb2bd46c7a4f6

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“Haa…”58a976ddc41cf264

After hurriedly da6d27162b finishing the 78eeb28508 treatment and d5badcdb43 wrapping his b52498ab38 arm in 5819990a32 bandages, he dfed9a617a felt a 6e4d100047 little better. He drained the cb9cf2a3f4 water bottle and 13df21d6a7 wiped his mouth.75cc7c14987e41f1

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“I called you because 0ed49c70c9 it was an emergency, cada4cbd5b but lay low for 5f8afa026f a while. And if anyone asks 2c10ee1e71 about me, which is c82b6c735e unlikely, pretend you don’t afe726d4b3 know me. Don’t act like 0cfe1c0a23 an idiot and af5ddc35f1 say we’re friends a7533756e2 or anything.”12726c657ad45a3e

Ssangryeong repeated the 3fa690801c same words countless 05b6a1e624 times whenever he 1ac94712c8 met Benjamin.8e6dba6d1bcb3827

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Despite his eb4e438569 naive appearance, 1f2c4f2857 Benjamin was ff650ba358 surprisingly clever 8167e9cb50 and never d2b4664b24 did anything 35b5288a46 foolish like f85cf81fff bragging about 3a67257644 their connection.5ceaede95d10eeee

Moreover, Benjamin’s family ran 3248858eea a large drug operation 2c4846d582 in the Dependent Nation, 9adfdeaf84 so he was relatively b8ebf9592c well-off. He even had bodyguards 31c0e33567 who followed him around.685e85e1289ef9a4

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That was a 55c0ac534c relief.585e5374bbc547c1

“Nothing suspicious on your 8914aa9498 way here? Anything different?”80d591ab76d3df84

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He asked, crushing the b493c455d6 empty water bottle. Benjamin looked up with 6a84d3bacf innocent eyes.566ba44577ba14a6

“Not really? I don’t think so. Except for 8951bab21e the fact b0d4f6bff0 that there da175e97cb are about a76f1b65c4 four times 4449faba31 more soldiers fef7496503 than usual ef0a22a9bc and they’re 6bd731817a searching all a1f5d04cc1 over the 1f73ee7905 Dependent Nation. But that’s da73ad9070 normal, isn’t e4e0d28aaa it?”971fa448598b0c5d

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Ssangryeong rubbed 81b0f65a08 his face, db4d275c5d watching Benjamin’s 01cf567b9f innocent smile.2bfc3b73e1fddd33

This idiot…f20cabce927bbec2

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“Where were they 64a0c5211f searching? Not near 32befbaba5 here, I 30eea88d0b hope?”8c729831a4038a43

“No! This is near bf233cbe76 the downstream area cb64cadf14 of the Deruns d0cc950c10 River. I saw a lot dd12c473be of them further upstream. Hmm, come 1ce7ef1d81 to think 0a81072ec7 of it… 5661a9e7d6 it seemed 3c1d656afa like they 2f7c092cfd were thoroughly 81295804f9 searching the 1ec68f1295 area around bd41d7041f the Deruns 1b46c31bc6 River today. I wonder if cd7f4caae6 something happened in 73d0839fb4 the Dependent Nation?”43cc8545212859a3

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This was b86249ba15 the biggest f2574d6f47 downside of a91df62b12 having Benjamin d0251f5cee as a 7fbbae0f10 friend. He was incredibly 3b6f0c9d04 clueless. He seemed to be f47a47061c lacking something.afa05872bd839f6e

He should be thankful d7a9e35541 to the heavens for e23539e8a1 his wealthy parents.c234dd5f8940763a

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Ssangryeong touched his 0bc59dc8cb neck, his expression 6dcdf95a63 serious.56a4e948cad00614

‘Searching the areas around the Deruns River… Pienne must be looking for my body. Or perhaps he’s trying to confirm if I’m alive.’be4c7b7ba0fe4f9a

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