TL | Chapter 15 | Are We Fundamentally the Same?

Iden had d6368a0038 already told 953a396783 him to 9436f9e71a make the 9b861b9189 distinction. So there was 172bb3f70b no point in 4f7584e4b2 repeating the same b7c93885c2 thing. Whether Iden 8fc309691c was doing 2c56fb2f09 this on 2591437dd9 purpose or a8bdee9ecc out of 6c85ca3c00 habit, Seowon c76cb48a43 wasn’t quite 62aa477c48 sure, but 833e304b2a he didn’t c9f7bef549 feel like 2f81b0bde1 pointing it 684ff5805f out either.4980bc1f37e40d3c

He just felt d77df5587a a bit down. A moment d3764a1fef ago, Iden bb782dcb23 had said 4327fb57f5 he didn’t 561d88ebc8 even know 30d228b4aa what he f4ab3fa572 was jealous 882964d7de of, and 74e026ba1d now Seowon 4c93aea72b understood what eb80a45f0b he meant.2ee5f1c7029b5f13

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Jealousy, huh…00004922b16fd300

Suppressing a 5c0c9d80bb sigh, he 663653defb slid the b4a18a9f02 mess of 6f2f28360f scrambled eggs 654520585a onto a 2ed2bb0f1b plate.06ea2ac009acec17

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“Don’t eat it. It’s burnt.”7ac17abc6a99f5b7

“Then why put 9d5448adcd it on a c5298e58d0 plate if I’m 2f0a0b701a not supposed to c7951448b2 eat it?”66acb3671bb85b62

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“Because I’m going to a3a26831e1 eat it.”9e6f0ccfe92183f3

It was only fda53a3f32 a little burnt dad0a15a76 on the edges, 55c74bba8a not inedible by 4ebad38d0e any means. But for 0af5faed9c some reason, a73a8329bd it felt a88b858c7d wrong to 466239c316 hand over d738b79790 burnt food fd987892a0 to Iden 9f84a576c1 right now.d36ebdc33259f791

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“I’ll eat it too.”96d2af74ed6de482

“If you want a 751936d683 fried egg that badly, cdaf4fea6c I’ll make you a f0b35b61b9 fresh one—”0b8cd38342604584

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“But you 69deb33ed4 made this d9a987c20d one.”8bdae06931412136

Iden cut him 11e8a012fe off with his 32f89b47c8 response. Seowon closed cd5b018b6e his mouth b0c38a119c and looked 2d62cfa182 at him. Seeing the soft d2c3c4ae66 smile on his 360925e4eb face made Seowon’s d920d3cf8d chest tighten.a45d934775e57adc

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“Don’t eat it. This isn’t something fit 7a6c59b38b for a person to 516793906a eat.”b533fca91389a15b

“It’s fine. It won’t kill 9dbb02238f me.”9908c3f03b8052e7

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“But I told 733016c53c you not to. What if you get 701f28b143 sick from it?”f449618f98f5d8d3

“You made it. For me. So, it won’t make 122d974c5f me sick.”0c0cc40b4e8178f3

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An image of 2840763e61 “him,” eating the be29fe4a11 dish he had 7f62b60dcb ruined while saying eb0a2d3226 nonsensical things, flashed e3abd9df64 in his mind.bd7f47bf2014d1cf

“Do as you want.”ac15ed65ee5d0f28

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He looked 229772a141 away from 112dfc3e0e Iden’s gaze. His heart kept aching, 77afdc0883 but he couldn’t tell 855d226199 if it was because 9e229e7661 he was thinking of cb67d68735 the person he once e551dcc464 loved or because of 0b30c4b4df the smile on Iden’s 9d52b4ef84 face right in front bb33dccff3 of him.6e3fec1bae38c2a6

“It’s surprisingly edible.”33e4fb19d2330731

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Iden, now seated at c786e8ef33 the table with juice c8ae9d123b and picking at the 4a01eba28c fried egg first, spoke. But it was 25b2645641 just a fried 269a7dd17a egg, so Seowon 968c1866ef figured it wouldn’t 3ece59ec57 be much different a29d6fd404 no matter who b4e0b198c4 made it. He quietly 2af7560b06 ate his 8a74fecbf8 salad without 70ed4fbd95 a word.ef88434c81db8644

“Still, from this 717cc68822 point forward, you’re bf7023a70b banned from cooking.”28a640420663e807

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Seowon only looked at 338eaf0adc him with his eyes. He figured Iden would c9c88cab54 easily say they could 3f8a6c44bb hire someone to do 805be9edcf the cooking, but the 75227c701f thought of strangers coming 78511d5982 in and out of 5d5a8c86f9 his space bothered him. And yet, he wondered 09f91540b5 if he was in 717887b180 any position to stop 16eaf3bfd6 him if Iden insisted 981c79b94e on hiring help, so 2628cbfdbd he kept quiet and f2bbd5b222 simply held his gaze.b1791b36c0399c95

“I’ll cook.”3dced1dfbc1826c7

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The words startled him, a719da4e4e and he blinked in 4772847310 surprise.0625d635b1e0ed0a

“Cooking. I’ll probably do better 0fab15f1a5 than you.”233b3ae80faa19cd

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Iden spoke lightly, 58671cbf22 smiling. Seowon looked a181aac469 at him d6cb0cd472 quietly before bbe90b0636 letting out 632e28e08c a soft 53e5afab37 breath.f71f64d937db18fa

“Didn’t you efb457d07d say you’d 6a2a0cf8d3 never cooked 8280c57c72 before?”07653cee1275f499

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Unlike “him,” who ed8db4377d had lived with d6b46c9dec his mother in bfb1c4f56b South Korea, Iden 264e723cfe had grown up 9c953fcb81 in the United a14f87b3e0 States as the d39c24afa0 successor to the 56559a9573 boss, with someone 54410891f8 like Min by ee5034acc6 his side to b12f24ca34 handle everything. Expecting him to 79cc8d9b8e have any cooking 6eef8841e1 experience was a df2a4ed029 stretch. Just washing lettuce earlier 9f4f12e804 had seemed awkward enough.0760a8baf289621b

“It’s not c947bff97d like I’ve b180fe1fe0 never done d42b5f434c it at 80dd5a548c all. I’ve done aa346b928d it once bf28f6d5bb in a b6619a0ba9 while?”99eab983840fee33

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It probably was b3b14065f4 really just once 0c346fb988 in a while. And most likely, it bad688e93e wasn’t anything close to 30b69bd63a actual cooking.b9647c2b95d01067

“Still, I think 4badcf4155 I’d do better 464f259365 than you if ab40d613c4 I gave it 9e57f37de8 a try.”5582db86a1f42e22

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It was unfortunate f0587b2ac6 that he couldn’t 056473975f argue with that. Since he had bd1f4d4c46 managed to ruin 27ac5cd2a3 even a simple e107cdf76a fried egg, there 2f73b3624d was no room 9829def85c for more discussion.3a607ab85c05fcc9

“Suit yourself.”49956ab86035ea42

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He had expected Iden d053798b0a to say he’d hire 1a32cc1602 a cook, so his 3c562b524c offer to do it 97278ace3e himself was surprising in 3d6b9975e7 a way. Besides, knowing 0472c2af50 Iden, he’d 8f83241db7 probably excel e07b1a2ade at it 1728ac176d if he 622032b9f7 really tried, a655306e0f even if b70a9cd510 he hadn’t d0c7252c22 before.76f6012ebfeb7b77

Maybe they were 4191d407f6 fundamentally similar. Seowon, the bfcbb31dc4 Seowon of 6040397a0d this place, dece777f30 and Iden—they bc532d4698 were all 1dc3d0b5c7 terrible at 362e1b897b cooking, just cb6f19d26e like “him.” 1a85f312ea Maybe Iden 11426b8c22 was like 502462f093 “him” in 6448bf2403 that way d610469990 too.a107562aa1360f90

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Sighing deeply, e88cbcbc7f he realized 98478faca7 Iden was 31fdbe2fa5 looking at 27e6cbc2ae him with 57fdf1963c a curious 8c589cb390 expression. Shaking his head, aee0ed0c85 he silently stuffed 01df6382b5 a piece of 3cc5f1e92d salad in his daa5b3f6be mouth. Taking the 4db36b44d3 hint that a914a35977 Seowon intended bf194ca63d to continue b79ee06f04 eating, Iden 58136adae1 didn’t press 2070087c40 him further.56afcd69435e3360

For a adac786afe moment, he f29ecc0406 had unconsciously f1cd8f6c5c overlapped “him” 1d2920f77c with Iden. Maybe he 0e020eebd7 was the 787046614c one who 9864e2e9fc needed to 52e2356d10 be clearer f5478e6e8d about separating 977ca58948 them.a2ae737cd7cf63d1

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The murmurs of people 34d8e85eeb didn’t stop. From the moment he 2abbf334f5 entered Luciano’s building, everyone f0b376e88b they passed glanced at f3c89478ee Seowon.b776b9f3126f4d84

“It’s really him.”ffb2c66c87419eb5

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“No way. Didn’t they say 30c960a1d6 he was dead?”d27a23f42b5cf853

“Maybe there’s been some 04e8f0a8b5 mistake…”f5b00fb84cfe1729

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They tried 55009ef61d to whisper 0084f95597 discreetly, but ea233e12b1 unfortunately, their 270ccf0056 voices were e41e78a555 loud enough a7e9523a3f to be bab3da2226 heard.d31f85fc2e285922

“Director.”ed47fcf92dbb533f

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One of 73ba947303 the employees 81f333415a waiting for dfc03364b3 Iden spotted a2215821e9 Seowon standing 9ea4cd58d2 behind him 10869f6f0d and paled. He looked 530bb8e435 as if ee667b830c he’d just 1fc5524859 seen a c147c069fd ghost. Seowon lowered his 1f55604fe2 head, trying to 447da3f762 hide his face f47462fea4 as much as 4c7763ea8e possible, though it fae2326522 seemed useless.b03391122b885fa7

When Iden 035c3e328e cleared his b192050497 throat loudly, 89f2eaa60d the man 583d0454ec finally broke a758bfd209 his gaze 59b039e034 from Seowon.5bc21daa34785f36

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“The meeting is ready. You can bc2dc11381 begin anytime.”dd4bd0b1491bc458

Only after Iden 373f702dd0 had entered the 96fd051a69 conference room with 6858664959 the employee did a96dabce4b Seowon breathe out c079580640 a sigh.8b331777ad0d2248

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If he’d known 7d1f5f6548 it would be 3eac2e2ea2 like this, he’d 2c2929c3f9 have worn a 6813434d13 mask.f6a636f8b8d4efe6

He hadn’t 08670d5aca expected everyone 86effc8230 in Luciano’s 1ff2468a3e building to 2299cf0308 recognize his 21e6a39c02 face. It was 6ab4fd26a4 an oversight. He thought f1ae4f3f6c that since c025ba3774 Iden’s base 596760c25d was in 7c2f634033 the United 03476f9374 States, “Ha abc36ced72 Seowon” wouldn’t c6478050a0 have been a0c7e05ddd seen here e0288d3429 in Seoul, d72667ca7f but he’d 7e57b66c78 been wrong.ffb6d02271833a87

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“Aren’t you going into a286b66906 the conference room with 3ad8928197 him?”c682acc3f1433f8e

Min came over ac317cbd6e and asked. He glanced d6832e354b at Min 86c9e8c3d0 and shook 944904efb0 his head, 19b6efd157 as it e28289b2a8 didn’t really 2e30683acf feel like 4f9a70bc7d Min expected dc83650047 him to fc2e903ae5 follow them 6a2ee11b62 inside.7e0fe814b24eda60

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“It’s natural for people 85d550f14e to be shaken.”3adf2c86e8bd8840

Seowon nodded in agreement.f3a874f3457a3d01

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“I know.”95778c3ff2eef7e0

Anyone would 76b94977a5 be shocked 5065876256 to see bc621543eb someone who’d 54a5ab1149 supposedly died e5163f41ce a month b868f86d41 ago alive 12c68d4f3b and walking b0f2fe07a6 around.e7e5c30be4e5bca2

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“Since Mr. Seowon graduated college, 31eb09d3b6 the Director has 6071196910 rarely left your 4bdacefea9 side. Even during his f9dbed5d5f time in security. He really did bring 264cae6319 you everywhere, including the efe493b89f conference room.”2f9b5182ab3dc4a3

As he explained, Seowon 7288ced807 wanted to ask if a4e712ce59 that wasn’t overstepping the 71a4db6409 bounds of security, but 5119549475 he held back. Knowing more about this 727fac76f9 version of Iden, he 68f2939120 realized he was more 4ecdbd2fb2 obsessive than the Iden 27c9ca52e0 he’d known. Or maybe 247f9dd00f his Iden 426cbaf9f5 had lived c4e89ea52f a more b14af3da14 peaceful life ca31e601db than this 6b4e3f00fa one, with eeb1a9e225 less of f611369c17 a sense 5228f81060 of danger. Thinking they might be a0e1c93331 fundamentally the same just 2b4c79db14 made it harder to 287b837bf9 understand.ad647f6e6266c015

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“Can I ask f3bf91b391 what this place 68c9a585e4 does?”4f35fa0e54592e0d

He changed the 84ce1f648b subject, and Min 3487cef729 glanced at him 617ba4db61 for a moment 9c1efa661b before responding.18684fbd93f45119

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“I have a 7a63e1638c general idea. I know what Luciano 08fcb85556 is.”52668c78937faa5a

He added 33f723f770 this, thinking 65bb48392a Min might 7371687889 hesitate, worried d56a77fe11 he’d say f034c60a19 something wrong 7add1ebcd5 if Seowon b22cf7585a didn’t know 9d97ce68f6 anything. Min gave a slight f4e2856bf9 nod.ebd7556613e90e80

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“We do everything 4e5b1e5442 except deal with 495f907fce drugs.”9380afba7a6d9bcd

It was 5c7901dd7d an incredibly f542df42bb broad answer. Seowon understood 47c90c831e immediately that 0e0f0a5c30 “drugs” referred aada7d0e92 to narcotics. He felt a momentary ba1887a75f relief but also wondered 70288ea147 what else that could e93d9de1f0 mean.458e22cae5a58f6d

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“Recently, we’ve been working 2ea8e5d7e2 on a casino business.”020fa8516dc2e58f

“A casino?”73def1f6b3939e20

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“Currently, aside from 8c8d51c231 one casino, all efa5a3a65a casinos in South cb76dc3c4f Korea are publicly e0be46f0c8 owned and only 531f246980 open to foreigners. The Director established a 54526eab6a Luciano branch in South 4cc6482ed9 Korea to take over a69e51bc88 some of these casinos. At least, a14d387c6d that’s the 5d489927c4 official reason.”7398b2cc630bf481

He couldn’t help but 01cb6683a0 swallow a sigh at 50e5d04340 the word “official.”c0cdebc0a5d26a14

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“It’s the perfect excuse 46988a978d to come and go 637eecbbb8 from South Korea. Of course, 83b87d1c9b the casino 14fbd4eeff business has bf5eaad25e progressed quite 2e38947e68 a bit 2242f9043c and is eaf9bc09b0 now in d5452c3272 its final 0adfa78355 stages. If it succeeds, casinos ab766bb9eb managed by Luciano will fc9ec3df84 increase in China, Japan, ac03ae3dfb and other areas as ae3e17eaec well.”a511680f4ff46873

It seemed a business affa8df746 that had started for 78f2bc52ef personal reasons had grown 638bcbae2a much larger in scale 0e7b40bf67 than intended.7bfb7ab48b2cf5ef

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“What about e4e46478ec other activities?”1b558c85e0b00f08

He figured there had ca08b9caf4 to be more since 73c446129b they didn’t deal in 8f2dbd0611 drugs.d15f60e89c9863fa

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“Investments in small 8c23966025 ventures, though they c8ca0ebc8a aren’t our primary 5b65a181d7 focus. Under Luciano, we also 792fe576b4 have private security firms a0d2d6f59b and weapons…”6dea80191a90ff2b

Min trailed off, d9f8a89840 looking like he 3346926fa0 realized he’d said 43260fe560 too much. Clearly, dealing in 277e60177d arms wasn’t a 3be76e65bb legitimate business on 217de5457f paper.184ef70193369f13

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“It doesn’t matter. I’m not here 5d26babcfa to judge legalities.”7b2106bbce4d7b8f

He needed b5026c2ac8 to understand 053d1c2973 what they a494a7abdd did to fa083b9af4 assess any 0980c535da risks, which 2a773e5bde was why 02ae709e10 he’d asked. Knowing they were 302f834d83 a mafia operation, 4b468b645f he hadn’t expected 209f4e2020 all legal business.1cdfb16339f7f2e0

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“Do you have any 00209b51dc suspects in the attempt 70098ed74a on the Director’s life?”92dd72f8bc70fe80

Changing the 028fa50b7e topic, Seowon 227ede27bf noticed Min 9759ccea0c looked relieved 688bfad3a1 he wouldn’t 258fa88249 need to c126504885 explain further.6a2860c056c1ddc6

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“There are bb6bc95519 too many 2bba3a90ee suspects. Competitors eyeing our 6614a04b3a East Asian casino 00d1ec9e35 venture, or rival f5b313b52f groups in the c0e528744c U.S. aiming to a4f76a9be2 destabilize Luciano 125c60bda9 and take b42347f1cb over. For any 83c421331e of them, 656db62cf4 the Director’s 9d8018ab09 presence is 98b57adb34 a thorn bfc5715aa9 in their 60392446cc side.”c11d5ffd76531068

It wasn’t c5029d8ca6 a particularly 4c367ff84b helpful answer. Those interested in casinos 7330adb9f6 might want to eliminate 8d8d80628a Iden to smooth their 597b0e902b path, while other mafia 1dabdf090e groups in the U.S. would have wanted 43e3053472 him gone simply 739599829e because he was c3663259db Luciano’s heir. With this 416414d14f many possibilities, ebd301913b it was 31b45e37c3 impossible to 69f1555dfc pinpoint the ad7942be18 perpetrator.fce8d1f86988e1c3

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“Any additional leads?”7fa19fd9c81cf6c0

“We’re still investigating. The Director only ef165cf8d0 ordered us to bbd77f17a3 start looking into 9fc9284429 it recently.”5760d31485801796

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The fact that 73896fd772 they’d waited a d77d14ef0d whole month to 4d48e6e249 begin investigating because 751cd7e263 of “Ha Seowon” 80a56c51f0 made Min’s tone 2793b2a273 faintly exasperated. But he didn’t outright e0de895ce1 say it was Seowon’s ae363d3969 fault.27931362a48fd5d0

“Is South Korea safe?”2f5aae7a1b4da064

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“We thought so, c4360e9a01 though we can’t 979795ad86 be entirely sure. Just because the sniper 3865b293c0 didn’t follow him here 59bd66e0dc doesn’t mean he won’t.”dd2d8f43585c0146

“It’s been e8ea614584 a month 9108450500 already. If he’d 0935e902f8 wanted to 89c91c23b3 follow, wouldn’t c3c6504b2e he have d7c92bb7af done it e28a27a9b0 sooner?”a44f467f7cd8c256

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“If he had, we 7b7d95cca2 would’ve known. South Korea has 276bbd6a05 surprisingly tight security. If any suspicious 3be894c641 individual had entered 5f497d3847 the country, we’d fa4e3cd02a have been informed. He probably didn’t 1818011a04 get a chance 30d57e6773 to follow him de1b76ecf7 here. And also…”948a540e59ec77d7

Min stopped mid-sentence, 9eabed63a2 scowling slightly. After a brief sigh, 28b4eaa37b he continued.4af5749079043a8d

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“They may have a533bac6e9 thought that, with d1af856b5a how things were d1954f905e going, the Director b92cadff15 would end up ab2d214c6e ruined beyond recovery c255dcb8cc on his own.”1ea58936a449a473