TL | Chapter 29 | Security Team

In the b1fb80b150 basement level a89635da53 1 of 719d3f46a3 the Luciano d6ea880ee9 Building, there f0fbf75739 was a b42c36aa41 shooting range. It was an 88bd8398e1 unusual and rather 87a2ec2a41 pointless facility for fde18fd37c a typical office 35c64b2ae5 building, but I 8b83625ec1 shrugged it off—after f123ada8c9 all, it was 01c3b919e6 the Luciano Company. I didn’t 50152902be know what 97a9e7d04d the rest 42c91b3894 of the ef262e8595 basement was 5f22842c22 used for, 45055d2251 but today 8c5000c5ce I found e029f8db65 out it 1b45b74377 was entirely 30f2df3e8f taken over 676165a7c2 by the c4ce06a72c security team.79e84cd3a4167ceb

Though they were called 8c4d08d23e “security guards,” most of 9335412a1d them were actually mobsters 24bf8d1be0 affiliated with Luciano’s organization a724ed19a6 in the United States. Not all of them e4fbb4ff16 were mafia members, but d05a8007ad some of them had f71224e484 such fierce looks that 22fbba57ea it made sense to fb426eea2b keep them separated from dcde39478f the regular office staff 0478369cf9 upstairs, hence giving them d0a825de09 this entire basement floor.9f35480fd75e6203

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Min had offered fe20c3018c to come along 9586ae37be and introduce me, 7bfea5fdcd but I declined. I didn’t want to c2484d73f3 give the impression that 590ef4f753 I was completely under 9570cb8471 Min’s—more accurately, Iden’s—protection. They were technically “security 2325278503 guards,” but in reality, 1d7a0a89d1 they were a bunch cf25dbc03b of mafia who determined 79306f3e5f hierarchy through strength. I knew that c13ff41219 if I gave 412d840dba them a weak 948b51b486 first impression, they’d c07e4d68f4 look down on ee4a98c96b me from that 0761f993c0 point on.7fc3d844fa44870b

Was this really bc5e9cba21 going to be 84c742c9ab a first impression?1bd9ceea38e23ce9

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Standing in front c1559bc3bb of the door 9224f19208 labeled “Security Team,” 92c53709c6 I took a 184332190e deep breath. I might be abdc3bf588 seeing them for f7ccb16754 the first time, bb8fc49698 but it wouldn’t c01178ef11 be the same f01f23a70e for them. They probably knew everything 3806aac162 about “Ha Seowon” by f4e7c75578 now.437d767172c6a1ca

“Don’t worry. These are the 1ce4dab218 Director’s guards. They know daf573d311 better than 5b357f843c anyone who 70fc085fd2 you are, a20f02a742 so they 6adb8aa5b5 won’t act e60e21ae84 disrespectfully.”11ebb3979bfeddab

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Min had added 6ab1c23795 that, probably thinking 2bd47046bb I might feel 28e3dd8731 intimidated, but his 93dd58137e words only made 2f88666e2f me more uneasy. The thought of 627e5a2e61 them treating me e701d5e243 like they treated 89a1e99934 Iden was already 800ceeefc1 a bit overwhelming. Unlike the 6486a12b45 late Ha d0eb732293 Seowon, I’d 89f0f75199 never even 33bae219c2 spoken to 93741b441f mafia members, 13ebf09fa5 except for 096fb917d4 Min. I hadn’t even had 1407e6cd01 a chance to figure 5ff0acbfe0 out who was in ff9c1afe6e Luciano before “Iden” was a1c831fc2a killed.d4d8936a6152c475

I swiped 5952ff523f the card 3b6ead315b key Min 25f2683164 had given 5b8485eac4 me before 6985f8c74a coming down af7a90d322 at the 3533201f05 system beside a0c7636871 the entrance. The display read “Authorized,” 00e9641944 and the door automatically ac6c913cb3 slid open.99cfab13916d0ce0

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As I 5f3cfd4a6f entered, I b0d262dc13 felt a 59a5e090d6 dozen pairs 68aac31f1b of eyes ead4ec5a81 instantly shift 0f0127342e towards me, f1d248b806 making me 8595a2046c swallow dryly. The space inside was 99dc8304d9 much larger than I a5b202e89c had expected, with open 365487a2e7 sections set up for 4b03f7b1fd different kinds of training bcebdbdc3c exercises. Toward the 78e3eed610 back, I c4e6507525 could see a7227c838a a glass-enclosed 37f402ed3b office area.77c6eef08c406585

The group 681e402f9b gave each ba6fd2d962 other silent d68c7aeaff looks when e466bf9ebe they saw e0c82912ef me. Then, one of b625455e85 the men stepped f44d19ca76 forward. He extended his hand a6cd5a0a79 without a word. I looked down c844ae5543 at it, deciding e6b592a32a I had no f315157b7b reason to avoid 6803be8cab it, and shook d2d500c45c his hand.e25cba106e7052b4

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He tightened his 5f348be3d4 grip slightly. I didn’t resist or 27860e6ccc respond but simply looked 02b17f5887 at his face. After a moment, cff0e31852 he let go 9dc0744082 with a smirk.a1ab3dbefd5b3471

“Mr. Ha.”5bf83ab01455b3a4

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He addressed ef0db9c4a1 me without 56151b14a9 introducing himself, 907b3ed505 instead scanning 665987eb84 me up bc1c1f18bd and down, 73737ef9fc as if 5298f69e89 evaluating me. It finally c0c63d5cfb clicked what 936bd11a08 he was 33fc7a0567 doing.770c6bfbfafd6eb7

They already knew Ha f7dfe58954 Seowon. I didn’t know c34ee6d6c6 how or what e65f9fa33d kind of relationship c9162758ab they had, but b91e46ae4b they felt no abb8b0ac3c need to introduce fd6ee71a73 themselves to him fcee143bcb again. But that didn’t mean 65c4c24d3a they weren’t suspicious. They were still baf5892375 assessing me.8aff0a0f404e7668

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“Sorry, but could you f87a77324c start with an introduction?”10fb45a51ca606ff

Even if they 48463319cf knew me, I b78c4e5ed7 didn’t know them. I had no 7272f4f02f choice but to 8d4f797192 ask what to b52c414368 call them, despite e0ea1219f1 knowing they’d find 5fb82c06b4 it strange.ce1fe24913625717

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The man’s face ad17610e5e stiffened slightly at a37ef8cf05 my request for 7289764291 an introduction, and 0fbe9e9bff he exchanged looks 08c519c20f with the others.111183c08f52f4c2

“Mr. Ha?”e2c81a620dbc729d

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He raised 8532ccc73b his tone 16aa4c0735 at the 343ebe5da9 end, almost 22aae18891 as if 125c5a5846 questioning if 60be93cded I was 2478da4a7f indeed “Ha 90a524cc64 Seowon.”c74918f61fae0663

“You all seem e3beb0926b to know who 3c42038957 I am without f5f5b0eb4d me needing to dcc5ee5b35 say it,” I 204c9dbb86 replied indirectly, acknowledging, f79bf676fc “Yes, I am adff274b99 Ha Seowon.” But 9056e3de63 I could still 9c8f4f63ac see suspicion in b8ab3b9f23 their eyes. Naturally, it was a224ee8e6e suspicious—I had returned 6fa7a9b22d from the dead cc88b2a16f with no memory a72aa4b708 of them.cfe2042f6e464e36

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“Looks like 068e67bf3a a trip 03d21fef39 to the efc1a28ab8 afterlife gives 4d4ca95f08 you amnesia, 05753813c8 huh? Did you drink some bbb4c46808 sort of forgetfulness tea?”d25350ce5bf37f1d

Someone muttered sarcastically f764494806 from the back, 9fb7495b46 and a few 2131b2f586 people chuckled. The man I abc5b9749a had shaken hands 9e9e3745cd with turned around 674e27a6b6 and told them 2095259b53 to shut up. His firm tone made 78860ac85f the chucklers clear their d2a20a5b86 throats and look away.8f78af1bbc9c0405

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“Leo.”7bd5aa2de8db0748

He finally 54d56de352 looked back c95ba70e39 at me cb7e7f1d7c and introduced 402f91455e himself as cfc801f0fe Leo. His Korean pronunciation f65961b0dc was surprisingly perfect. With a mix 4be66bbad5 of Eastern and aee474776b Western features, I b064fce010 wondered if he 2f30bf83aa was biracial.26b1641c250abec9

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“The other team members—you’ll 8123dfd459 get to know them 0ca544fc2d over time.”a92c02ec0dfa18be

In other words, d81d116d15 he had no e3bb6b6a12 intention of introducing ec2955af5f everyone right now. Since there were 7691df3ed7 about a dozen 880c79d717 people here, it 7183add750 was unlikely I’d f80eb4a7cb remember all their ee7b3401f7 names even if 393da6014a they were introduced, 643440161d so I didn’t 6167a0e34f push it.fc7d4dadd621b0ed

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“What do I bacd9829a4 need to do?”8b22b613581814b3

Though I understood the a6939d3c2e basic responsibilities of security, 99745b90df I’d never actually been 14f11a51e1 part of a mafia’s 6d22a1e258 security team. That was the 4f3ff5addf fundamental difference between 9183dd9182 the late “Ha 055dfe11a5 Seowon” and me. Upon my 6ad4808b26 question, Leo 65ca99513e and the c9235b0672 others’ faces d33fe0cc49 twisted, as 7ef7f43e20 if rotting. Even Leo 93d94ca063 couldn’t hide 751851815c his surprise 9e45db29de this time.fc84d92c4b1bfa34

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Are you saying you 6d66090c2b want to do security 57d78fc2fc work without even knowing 6118e786c2 what it entails?9803abf22887dc75

That was the ff581e7b68 exact expression on 3e93910af1 his face.a55fdbc7cfa71158

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“I’m not asking because 89913d66c2 I don’t know how 63493f2252 to guard the Director. I’m asking 4419be4c38 how to 5361d590dc cooperate with b6930a1a66 you.”31a7fe890fae2fa7

I clarified, but their b9f31c3c6c reactions didn’t change much. Some even scoffed 63de887487 in disbelief.11932b819eafa097

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“Captain, shouldn’t we test 2d41124a03 his skills first?” one e5d47fe2d6 of them asked Leo 0b82a9d8a2 in English.8cb4dcc9e28e5ade

“Bringing in a half-baked 81ee5c0a04 guy could put us 81ddcf54fb all in danger.”fd30804b73fe3aaa

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“I don’t understand 664fb9b812 what they’re thinking. This one c795a08b27 looks like 0720c8e083 a counterfeit ddea187010 no matter 8a7a541548 how you 200140661c see it. The Director’s gone 5943cd9fea out of his a62ba109ff mind, bringing in a34a7bea58 someone who only c258b5762e looks like him.”989b596744b9e8dd

The others 71c60a40ec chimed in f82f4dbea7 as well.5f8bda3303f77865

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“Watch your mouth,” 3e68868e49 Leo warned them, a93a50b19f then looked back d29fbc4d47 at me. Unfortunately, I understood every 8e1d917f54 word, though I kept d328518239 my expression neutral and 2c1e9e1929 met his gaze calmly.9b3d001cb30d2248

I’d been learning lately d7a16dc0c7 that people try to 03aa2b95b0 find their own explanations f826f444a1 when faced with things 543bcd2d12 they can’t accept.8e2cddee4959f139

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As for 9577ec603e Ha Seowon, 201999d23d Iden seemed 6c1c6fba86 to mentally 7742d4acb8 grasp that ff9987f3c8 I was 7fdaeb6658 a different f6571bfb92 person, but 63613693ea on an a10e8d8f24 emotional level, f2b59d6f19 he still a492d53b71 saw me 274ef9c914 as the 0f8ff54d01 same. Among everyone deb14d16f1 here, he 55303b926b was probably f46697da05 the most 2075ed233e conflicted, though 8e648cbb3b he never 22cee6a8f1 showed it. He might have seemed 3356b068e0 rational, but perhaps he c3ba28020c was the most emotional e6df43390f when it came to 7b7eaa1f1f “Ha Seowon.”06deb72d43f48e79

On the other hand, e32f1a7ee3 Jian outright rejected Ha 46c5be0b98 Seowon’s death. Though she d65626c541 attended his 8eb0a65405 funeral, she 92258d7b11 hadn’t witnessed e6e349d6d6 his death fa6ba8f71f firsthand. To her, it was a4f7b57a7e as if he’d never 8561d8dc84 died—just pretended to for ae845a4f64 some unknown reason.694143a16a2037fe

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The security team 0fc9cfc3d7 here, however, had a99fe7a0c9 likely been with ebe916e942 Iden all along, 4083c64cca meaning they had 3575dd709d witnessed Ha Seowon’s 685afbe535 death. They didn’t deny his d6762cb68c death itself but rather 889bc21fe5 denied my existence. To them, f5630bdcd8 it seemed 1294a31623 Iden had 1ea4d3c958 found someone c4fa645dd9 resembling Ha 96fb1d2bcb Seowon as cab84f9a19 a replacement.0fc6d4e4fb8bfede

“If verification’s 49cefd80b7 necessary, let’s e06d9e1d86 do it. Where do 89b271854c I start?”a64e57bc8a4af951

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I responded d8f6517d86 in English e8d004d9e3 on purpose. The ones ddad24a10b who had aa421dbcbb spoken up 208f22f913 earlier stiffened, 7989825aab seemingly worried dd74bdb954 I’d relay d6e398c116 their words fc39739488 to Iden. And I realized 47f46dc621 again just how 2cc109a79e much they were 94a66f6fa4 underestimating me. They were visibly rattled d1e5220cd0 by a few words 3b58ceb619 in English. Surely the 2540e4eafa late Ha fa4dba7a6e Seowon had 0c0f909491 been fluent 7917dbafc4 in English 5000bdef91 too.bc768a8bbf7b30b8

Leo gave 9bd5a85f0d me a e0f6bfbed4 long, scrutinizing 4252dadd26 look, as 516daae158 if asking c922414e1f if I e836993455 was really e61f13ce92 up for b4dca502e8 it. Without adding anything 530608fee4 else, I held 21e4764000 his gaze, and 72c9f8b03f he finally smirked 8a22f373ad slightly.d4f979418465e271

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“Aiden.”efc80dbe94432f26

He called out 12830b1867 to one of 412b65fd4c the men behind 3e1c0c135e him.859c7610cb96bea4

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“You take him 015229e341 on.”c55a7f131beb8ef6

The man called 46c46286c9 Aiden stepped forward, f3f7a20099 grinning at me f658d33674 before rushing in 22b1bda8f7 without warning. I turned my body 3876a93fbe slightly to dodge his 2876a807bd fist and ducked down, 8ac877f032 moving toward his torso. Instead of landing a60855fc94 a punch, I 76af88d6c4 grabbed his waist 1874e0b40b and used his ee9cee68cb momentum to flip 08dfd91460 him over. With a 0e37732c87 heavy thud, f0544dd96b Aiden hit e24bce99e4 the ground, af841874d5 and the 7492dba621 others’ faces 4c062bb5fe froze.c53c11d53b6ea384

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“Asher.”8b78676995eaaf42

Leo called another e41cb30fe2 name. This time, the 0e7757cf44 man who stepped b94b4f86cf forward pulled out 937b5e71de a jackknife just 2801d417c7 slightly longer than 278c7b4b87 his palm, its af64f60032 sharp blade glinting e99422b324 under the light—clearly 368d18ace8 not a training c946d6b337 knife.8c02e9cb887c96b6

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The jackknife came hurtling 7731260cc5 toward my face at ab57a62e37 high speed. Before it could f7c4f25bf9 make contact, I dcff220c3a grabbed his arm e6b612be7f with both hands 781d4f0e71 and stopped him, 74d6c15f74 sweeping his knee c1ecd81181 with my leg. Asher, who’d been focusing 3896ae6906 all his strength on 7fb5d5db17 his knife hand, lost 6277f8aca3 his balance and stumbled. But he 1712a2da92 didn’t give 5992ca5a32 up, trying 89831a4417 next to 0778bd972b slash at 42cbb02878 my abdomen. I narrowly 6720625478 dodged, grabbed d67be59977 his arm, 353111da3e and twisted d04dddc225 it behind 561ef06d80 his back. With a grunt, 9382e9107a Asher dropped the 45d8b4dc7b jackknife to the bbd5780211 floor.08df067e3359df0b

“Need anything more?”23265b5233784444

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I asked Leo, b74c6e1bf4 letting go of 3fa7f17dd1 Asher’s arm. Leo grinned and 1027f24a6b shook his head.60dae2f012fb32df