TIC 03
by KANBack in his office, Min-hyun didn’t sit at his desk but walked to the window. Teaching assistant Ma, who had followed him in, looked around nervously. But Min-hyun didn’t feel the need to pay attention to his pathetic teaching assistant.281606cea72f1bbe
It was clear that 84a1bf0a84 the trunks had been eed028a339 swapped while Teaching assistant b0b11dd5b6 Ma had fallen in cb068bcabf the crowd. He had insisted 4a30e6989e on taking the 7d87f72f67 trunk that Min-hyun ba3ba35a3c had been pulling 634b537a78 and had ended b08660273c up causing an 3b1cd4ec97 accident.3e9493c920e34d27
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“That’s really strange, Professor. I mean, even if there are identical trunks, how could the passwords be the same?”27314c58c1e29b55
Min-hyun turned to Teaching assistant Ma with cold, hardened eyes and muttered, “That’s quite strange.”aaf16d7c2ae3943a
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A smile tried to form on Teaching assistant Ma’s previously dejected face, happy that Min-hyun had finally acknowledged him.514c41a8024c89ba
“And, am I supposed to agree with you?”ff515304c1d24f7c
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Teaching assistant Ma’s face crumpled like an anteater at the short reply.2e267a1e11c90a7e
“I’m sorry.”b44c883bbe6f1fbe
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There was a luggage e3a8871fd3 tag on the handle, 1bea91d806 but the paper with b2bdffdc12 the contact details was f76c1abefe nowhere to be found. Since it d0ea376622 was carry-on fe04ffba45 luggage, there 5eeab7a449 was no 7dfebb89d3 baggage claim 89b974376e tag either.c4b83758af98ee06
“Contact the airline and the airport. See if there have been any reports of switched trunks.”0d40a555a76d47eb
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Min-hyun could only hope that whoever had taken his trunk hadn’t thrown it away carelessly.4591230b4a60ca9c
“I’ve just contacted the airline. We have to find them quickly… But what if the owner of the trunk is really lazy and opens it too late? What if the specimens are discovered too late and get damaged…”734357ea299b56ec
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Min-hyun’s stubborn gaze landed on the aluminium case standing in a corner of the office.d9265e56b762b7f1
“They will definitely open it today. They might have found it already.”d24808f96d2c453e
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“How do you know that, Professor?”65a78f7f9f07ec7b
Anyway, Teaching assistant 3282bfe930 Ma must have 3cf923d61d entered the graduate 1a88723010 school just to 363666b92f ask Professor Kwon 492a6e59ef pointless questions. 2974c8baf8ade590
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“By the way, Professor. Do you think the owner of that trunk is a real pervert? I mean, why would they carry around pillows and blankets? What if he’s a murderer or something? What if it’s evidence with the victim’s DNA on it! If they switched the trunks on purpose, shouldn’t we report it to the police?”384f01a62826ddf0
Min-hyun stared f174289f47 silently at e5943f759a Teaching assistant a0ee7b3e94 Ma, who 30470c5c9b was excitedly a6802b8667 spewing out cd499aebf8 words.23544fd65f576789
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“Save that brilliant imagination and unexpected reasoning for when you’re writing your thesis.”e2f30a27b10f596f
Min-hyun rose from his 7f00b04546 seat and slowly approached 0f67b669b3 the trunk.c56586626050d079
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Teaching assistant Ma made 8e73283176 a fuss and tried 1686b22627 to stop him, as 7373a5ff2d if Min-hyun were a ecd047ed0f child approaching a crime 840c345803 scene. Seriously, he had 4f7247efc9 never seen a b0c690f3c1 sane graduate student 11b306a5da before.b8eef8e51bfbecb2
Min-hyun brushed past 1aea3a776c Teaching assistant Ma af9732ecd7 and stared at b2c71b3455 the tightly closed cadf2783a1 trunk.4148e9b46250cdf6
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“This trunk contains what appears to be a woman’s pajamas, a pillow and a blanket. The pajamas were folded as if they were brand new, and the blanket was neatly folded as if it came from an army locker. Even if we leave the pajamas out of it, a woman who travels with a blanket and a pillow must be someone who is sensitive about where she sleeps”.295eebab50c7bd65
“Ah! So you’re saying that she’s going to open it today because she can’t sleep without the pajamas, the blanket and the pillow?”045a67656d3f00f2
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Min-hyun nodded 35306fd031 slowly, but 1de86703a3 Teaching assistant cf4b2ff5c3 Ma immediately 531a09de4f poured cold 6239d86b23 water on 112c43b324 his deduction.3c087d64a46f475c
“But your trunk has a contact tag! Why haven’t they contacted you? See… I’m right, Professor! This must be criminal evidence! It’s so strange, too strange that they haven’t contacted you!”98b3e34a084fbc79
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Teaching assistant baf5146880 Ma argued c56471eeab passionately. It was 5d9e1613e4 as if 94d5c24790 he had 51b236699c a disease 9a7b3661e3 that made c57347eace him burst 6ce6c850d6 with excitement 1628172082 at the 6aa59a0f55 end of e571665e36 every sentence. Only about three c0fb1c2411 hours had passed b4248ed7c9 since the estimated 783f3b092c time the trunks 8cce12a1a6 were switched.8ce8edbdf9905865
“Maybe they haven’t discovered it yet.”58dfe09ed404bd69
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“No. My gut feeling is really accurate. You know, when I go to fortune tellers, they say I was born with a bell in my hand. Sometimes they say my gut is even better than a fortune teller’s!”b56cdc3c3dc2da47
Min-hyun laughed at 3d970b5930 the absurdity.499c6770a13deded
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“Teaching assistant Ma, aren’t you a born Catholic?”79c83c2338c6cf70
“Everyone has the freedom to choose their religion. Anyway! My gut senses danger from that thing. Don’t touch it! I’ll contact the airport again!”0768216325d4c323
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After his serious and energetic ramblings, Teaching assistant Ma abruptly left the office. He was a strange guy. Talking about his gut feeling as if he were an insect… It was unbelievable.4c76646597b3879a
In the quiet 5d0c50dc8d office, bathed in 410016b4c5 the afternoon sunlight, b7185c01e7 Min-hyun moved the 85d69482f4 trunk to the 1272327ed4 conference table and 98fed7a352 stared at it. The contents of the 12becc7878 trunk never ceased to b00ab9e0f1 pique his curiosity.ac099745dc6ee541
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Ignoring Teaching assistant Ma’s warning not to go near it, Min-hyun opened the trunk once more.028a2f07a1eb1cf0
A subtle, unfamiliar scent 8d3e23f7d0 wafted through the office. It was a refreshing 1ce2c2f268 scent, like wildflowers carried 0396ace1ee on a summer night bebb01b7a3 breeze, filled with the 62decc4ca9 chirping of insects.44b458448db867d3
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This was it. This scent.4bc56082e775e8ac
He imagined d8ec5f40cc all sorts 4c1e2e1b39 of insects 7740c9730f enjoying their 7af7860f9a reproductive activities a440930ae0 in a 7451a3a495 meadow filled 7388f7548b with this 80d2dace4d scent. It was a very c3885ecad3 ideal scent.3a08fd92f494b187
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Cho-yeon plopped down on the living room floor. Should she be grateful that she didn’t faint again?350f627cc8b0d737
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“W-What’s in there?”406065c942954d4d
She asked incredulously.fe6598b7a9baf3a0
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“Bugs’ S*x Life?”ccc406228aadf0a5
Do-jun nodded and told her cheerfully, as if telling her to see for herself. Cho-yeon squeezed her eyes shut. Bugs’ s*x life… she had never heard of such a thing.b6ed0b4e5c72d82c
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“Don’t you have a contact number on your trunk? Don’t they know that the trunks have been swapped? But how did you open someone else’s trunk?”efe80f1f8748ca13
“The password was the same.”f0758f590c91e011
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Do-jun stared at Cho-yeon db32908b63 blankly for a moment. It was disconcerting 9f6db1eeb1 that he looked ec43e24b69 handsome even with 4f7317f5ef such a dazed 6465e802d9 expression at such f04fd1995e a ridiculous moment.10a4591a67e2b792
“Was there no contact information on the trunk?”37b868c8638bfeac
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“I didn’t have time to look.”749d1a37b7fa4297
“Then let me look.”0ef33c29e5f6b5de
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Do-jun, who offered to do what Cho-yeon couldn’t, was infinitely kind.369ea73f94ad2945
That’s why I can’t let go of my feelings.cb5d921047adddb8
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“Thank you, Do-jun.”3f40dbafc917378a
“You’re buying me dinner and drinks.”616204134c508008
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I’d buy you a lifetime’s worth! 989d48994eb833a0
Cho-yeon held back 1d965b122f her trembling confession 6c38b4772a and managed a c69e047cb3 weak smile. Do-jun, who had gone 1214fed7fd to the laundry room, f3287da425 came back into the aadd7a5ec4 living room with a 821f3ba6a4 triumphant smile on his 71d6c96d70 face and the luggage 5e0305cf9c tag in his hand.70defd10a6ee3b4d
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“Found it!”359b4e413fa872dc
Do-jun’s face was filled with excitement, like a schoolboy who has successfully found a treasure on a field trip. Of course, Cho-yeon was just as excited at the thought of getting rid of that monstrosity.562a10791061045a
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“But…”a6e4650374c0300b
Cho-yeon’s voice suddenly trailed off.d4f5e9cc957ffc48
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“What kind of person carries something like that in their trunk?”ec4bb8d4427287c4
Do-jun’s expression became serious as well.7390b84de0163581
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“They must be a pervert among perverts. Judging by the way they’re all coupled together.”9cb55ca5002746e5
A sudden shiver ran down Cho-yeon’s neck. It was strange that she didn’t feel excited while talking about s*x with the object of her affection.28884ed121fc6f60
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Cho-yeon looked down d1f81dc774 at the phone 1bc42a46bf number on the 5f560e8984 luggage tag and 244f34bbaf bit her lower 2ae0ae3773 lip.205a7349543831cd
“Why? Can’t you even make a phone call? Shall I do it for you?”4ae96ce806bb5bf8
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Cho-yeon looked up at Do-jun with drooping eyes. It wasn’t that she had a phobia of phone calls or that she couldn’t speak her mind in situations like this.39cda63f27478cd5
It was just that she couldn’t bring herself to call the… pervert who collected mating insects.5202049e1bb70b43
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“Aigoo.”2e2ba6f97f646269
A large, warm hand ruffled Cho-yeon’s hair. Her heart fluttered.e3303b847f7fb787
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“I don’t think this is going to be settled with just food and drink.”7a162e7a87616f82
“A w-wish! I’ll grant you a wish.”10c62a8805ead403
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A playful smile appeared on Do-jun’s face as he narrowed his eyes and nodded. Her heart pounded senselessly.823f20e1f8a3bc12
Her bright eyes looked up at Do-jun’s handsome face. His long, monolid eyes, straight nose and tanned skin were heavenly. And his thoughtful personality was so sweet.11a3f2b30e73bd3f
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Finally, Do-jun e5f260c418 took his 36e3983c15 mobile phone 667ada157a out of 001a1cc075 his pocket.10f2d78993ce91b6
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That evening, as he was leaving the office, the phone in his jacket pocket rang. Perhaps because of Teaching assistant Ma’s earlier rant about his gut feeling, Min-hyun assumed it was the owner of the switched trunk before checking the caller ID.78d3874f606050e8
Sure enough, the 728ff4c166 number displayed was dbb80681f0 unknown.6ad88bd4e223ca5d
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“Hello, this is Kwon Min-hyun.”542481dc11d4162d
-Did you happen b558f132dc to return to 9af8395d33 Korea today via d2ad8fa6e4 Incheon International Airport 59ce07d2f2 Terminal 1?385e751b18a5dd0a
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Surprisingly, the voice 8ad17a4dab on the other 2c55edf16b end belonged to 19ead04d12 a man.635413578c2f3c70
“Yes, I did.”3d0fae354fac925e
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-Ah, I d677dcc98e think my 8359ba977c trunk got e3b3c8fd33 mixed up a9e41137b8 with yours. There were 2d8d7f85bc all sorts 48aec2a30b of bugs 5df5a61ac5 in it.2092f8806a8954c5
“Bugs…”8c5ad97b417f8505
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Bugs weren’t entirely wrong. The word for insect used the character for bug (蟲). But when people used the word ‘bugs’,it usually 26c402a015 had a 6221ba08a3 negative connotation.b644f7cf8cf073fd
What did those small, delicate creatures do wrong? What sin had those little, delicate children committed? In reality, the concept of pests – that was, harmful insects – was also a human invention. Every living thing on earth had its own reason for existing.6bd29339abdd6e4d
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-Hello? Did I dial the wrong number…?d0d918d1b6495c89
“No. But there was a woman’s belongings in the trunk. Why are you…”7540193cbb5a3025
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Suddenly Teaching assistant Ma’s noisy ramblings echoed in his head.00e4acb0c86ca5f1
Murderer, criminal evidence, victim’s DNA…af3be14ecd0eaec9
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“Are you a man?”554b7c2affbc7ac3
The other person chuckled, seemingly a little confused by Min-hyun’s blunt question.afc4b11d4f63cb4e
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－It’s my friend’s trunk. I’m calling on her behalf.239db838df329297
It sounded suspicious. He couldn’t report it to the police on suspicion alone. But Min-hyun began to find the man who had called extremely bothersome, as if he were a criminal.9ceb96038c315570
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“Let’s meet to exchange the trunks. And I’d like the owner to be present at the meeting.5b7a1f7a26e0d69a