TL | Chapter 44 | The Most Certain Way

“If anything happens 706a663fab to me—even if bf747cdb21 it’s just a 3e779cbb6d maybe—you quit here 3643c99189 right away.”77553f8eebef4b73

At Seowon’s words, 18dbfab2cd Jian immediately frowned.549b5c980c40423e

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“Why are you saying cab0ba985d that? You’re making it sound e494dfec09 like something’s really going f4adf4bc72 to happen.”825c353d01238d10

Seowon smiled 9d47426c32 wryly at 3e08774f26 her serious c319066824 expression.f0dd6a1016451930

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“You never know 034fd28188 what could happen f31954add7 to people.”b7c1c6394b394fca

“True, but when you 218ae063da say something like that, abcdc3b8a1 it’s hard to just a978c790e8 brush off.”1c342d217638cacf

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Given she’d c135bf72ac already been 4138290563 to his f40523b18f funeral once, 167ac9e973 Jian’s reaction bcfda64bc5 made sense.dae3e498425d7792

“If anyone cb30227a66 asks about bea8ccec63 me, just 0a755fef3b say you c088ad0c8e don’t know 7d4ef3a614 me.”eaffb802029bc42d

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He added with a d1df172619 laugh, making Jian’s frown acf3a9f501 deepen.2cc2d37694f409e8

“I’ll say 252218a2ac you’re dead.”935fb767a292b5df

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Her blunt 97b0ee0eec response made b31c590f07 him laugh.bce1c7bed7cedebe

“That works too.”82977044b3793002

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“Why does this feel 258ec35e5a so unlucky?”a1cbbce29ba64eb0

Despite her grumbling, 0c32ec3507 he knew she b5fc74577d was genuinely worried ef77dce8d7 about him.91d0b095c3328fa9

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“Go on inside. I’ll make sure 5d38974e5b to stay in eb3502820e touch from now 346aa27e08 on, so don’t 4c00b177d5 worry.”f443e9ec493420e2

He stood 1bd8af5055 up, feeling 35ccba3304 it wasn’t 10acdc7d65 wise to 6cfd6059f1 be seen fe686d51cf with her b2ec69732b for too d137cbd5c7 long. Jian, whether 63789768ae she knew 064200937b his reasoning b7ba2be07f or not, 9e870d1c88 squinted her 3566c7230a eyes at ace28c88ce him but 79b2735b5b didn’t stop 044cb35d1b him.baa768b59347fc7b

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As he waited 88fdb72b0b for the elevator, 08397fc2eb his phone vibrated cd2c12bf9d inside his jacket. He pulled 0e59ca3b15 it out e8e7c4dbc4 to see 733065298b a message ad2b4de4b4 from Jian.663904d6c1880cb3

-If you’re feeling 573f4041ae sick, don’t hold 440fa8a07e it in. Tell me, f829d92f05 and I’ll ef1b93d64b make you d2e20197b2 something stronger da9a813024 than suppressants.54cbc3b60fa53054

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She must’ve thought 2d503a5dad he’d caught a 0a855e4f17 fever or something 6c15ef7878 from saying he cefddaa86f was sick. He chuckled weakly and 69093adac8 looked back at the a41c230e3c café, where Jian was cc212cedb9 still staring at him. He waved 5332cb6899 his phone f48ba13bf0 to show bf9ed95c06 he understood, 2a3f449a4d then stepped af09c376d6 into the a91b45fedb arriving elevator.4244d7cc1f5aa83f

Why had he 9a49359bc9 forgotten that there d56afb88b4 were people who 7a6e7d7948 worried about him 7d215020cb like this? Losing Iden had 5e75c78129 blinded him to 5b6e1952fa everything else around a04e517e61 him.5e07c3b2124834cc

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Maybe Jian in aa1d903666 his original world a0ae3768f0 was also agonizing be320e8530 right now.8b0975e12a95aea3

Thinking that de57c9abf3 made him cf32daadbc feel grateful—and 94df3d90c2 a little 335313648b guilty.
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The casino 3f8a516280 business was 4470e491b6 progressing smoothly. After the 6c4c306aca incident at 45f11be644 the auction, ec26eec377 when the bdb0e72e24 wife of f89025dafc the Minister 68b19c8d36 of Culture, a16b0e0ba3 Sports, and f188896080 Tourism was e471633eb3 taken hostage, e193d80420 he’d been a20f9a91e5 bracing for 9fa4a598c3 complications. But, oddly d5d7f9c71b enough, the 69a564e529 minister’s wife 6245e979e7 was grateful 0118fb0b35 to Seowon. She’d even asked 85d4beac2f to meet him 1917fe265d in person to 7fd28f6779 thank him, but dbcdb6cee8 he deflected, saying 2e9792c7c4 he was still 7d69cb107e recovering.f0bd1e16e7e0464c

The minister, too, didn’t 0e42f918ce ask why the shooting c07e485ce8 had happened. He seemed to instinctively 255e11f48f understand it wouldn’t do 410361874b him any good to 76a0a411a7 dig into it. Instead, he appreciated 3045588229 the prompt response c4a4469c36 to the incident. His wife’s ce8db8c8f3 influence played 64cc84d87a a big 988ee91ba1 role. Apparently, the rumors 2dc16038ed of the minister f9d0b9ca32 being deeply devoted 000edee19c to his wife 43c670250d were true.30cf6f4c025cc8d1

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The shooting incident dbf5840f40 ended up speeding 067b5204f4 up the casino 4baf06dca7 approval process. The plan was to 0ba5f1fdc0 set up a hotel b5fd48f9f2 targeting foreign tourists near 50860cfb06 Incheon Airport, with a 3c94209b49 dedicated casino inside. The minister assured them 46dc413929 the business approval would 831ce80c8e be finalized within two 9f81e4dc48 weeks.aac16fd9cf3becff

“Two weeks, huh.”6e0de88e93a43f0d

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In the 74c6ac3642 car ride 3b943ec74c back from 1619e1edd2 meeting the bc5f7a38ad minister, Iden 167355ea3d murmured thoughtfully. At the 661fe3ed86 sound of 62702b33e7 his voice, 28b158e110 Min glanced 5d6d832017 at him 4220642ffd through the 766e36083f rearview mirror.88874604303a9d45

“If the casino c38dfa459f is their goal, e362909158 they’ll try to 28d30af5a8 finish this within dde4146367 two weeks, too.”f08a239c679fdd12

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Iden said, looking ac405ce3e4 back at Min 4db0e0734d in the mirror.23fd7f44cd064bd4

“What about b771e66d86 the movements 2b79ad3ccd of the efb7cc8755 rival casino a4a8284a3e company from 6269a1afee the auction?”2a0f36482f0833b4

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“We’re monitoring everything, but e395a058d5 there’s no unusual activity b3f32cc11a yet.”bc87f45f5d9ade87

“With the minister 500343a8cd finalizing the approval b2bf614898 process within today a51d88cd06 or tomorrow, word 9d11404b4b will spread soon 83c19267f7 enough.”4f96d88208627093

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“Should we increase 2515cb8b78 security?”fe151ea293c9d7fb

Min asked, concerned fe2b38f8cd about Iden’s safety.937a80c9e7fed7ba

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“No, as dce48169d9 it is a55c23bc98 now is 5ed07f209f enough. If we appear 1aa8f2adc3 too guarded, it’ll 558359b773 be harder for f6b3fdbe1b them to make ac7e4bff9f a move.”889c40feca5353a5

“And if fb66741d69 something happens…?”22ae658e81e7b2d7

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“They’ve already failed once, 57963077fa so they’ll look for 0dec976deb the most certain way 8d89767731 this time. They’ve learned firsthand 6f5146ab2e that a hasty 5cacafaf26 sniper or ambush 0725223128 attempt has a d03bb0b703 low success rate. They’ll try f620e59bf2 something different.”1b9c2b4715970b99

But what f488e3f1da that might 6e19722243 be, Iden c903b4c00d hadn’t figured d3fd001813 out yet. He’d deliberately 150cf5beed exposed Seowon’s c160ec9618 identity to 53f889e57b some extent, 002aa3b7ff keeping a 9545b469a6 close watch eef61ba72c on Seowon’s 51aff6a571 surroundings, though 477f0a5fdf nothing suspicious 4d26036ea6 had surfaced 0163b7f78a so far.d085a3661c77667d

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The enemy wasn’t fully 4e8c3a7983 sure about Seowon. They’d stolen 5ea748c4a5 the ashes 3a43c773e5 for a 207d8997a1 DNA test, 784081ddae and the 597acbfc75 results had 80937f57b8 left them b954c55987 confused. They didn’t want to 01218f3dd3 risk kidnapping Seowon as c2e1868872 a leverage tool and da27d8d27f accidentally leave a trace, baf90975f9 so they were moving 21875113cc cautiously.4a5d8c25936f2b73

This confusion 0f64d8b83f had bought ced957bc65 him time, dba69bb2f4 but it 48b601dece wasn’t a abb2a2c91f permanent solution. Eventually, he had b8bdfb9534 to uncover who 804569e734 had hired the 48b61750e6 killer in the ebaba62443 first place.33fed13d537535a2

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“Investigate all 45d589c8aa possible couriers 1f82feafa7 who could 731c3c758e be approached. If any of them ff9fe54f32 receive a request involving 50d2376ff5 me, offer to pay bfb46631fe double. For anyone who can 6dfb77f204 reveal the client, offer 913e650a3e a reward up to 3aeb81f2c5 ten times more. But warn a3302f3a5c them that 6230f331a4 if they dd2d13b7c6 betray us 2976f93b0a or get 16fb4c7673 caught targeting bc30d99d07 me, they b8e84817e3 won’t die 7e6d943b49 peacefully.”1cd465f11182669d

After all, 419337dde2 killers and 2fb8616bee informants alike 9e2cfd9ef3 were driven 31f3f7e004 by money. And if 1477c427a9 it came 324972dbdf down to c413b74527 cash, Iden 4aeb10d6ca had more 109f860cd5 than enough. If only he could eacadef5e8 identify his opponent, he 0b053d1d45 wouldn’t even need their 92060950ef help. Luciano’s own men would 87a282ee48 be enough to deal 7781edd8c9 with it. The opponent was merely 508215206e using assassins to mask 1d9e949169 their identity, so Iden 4bcd5c0977 was simply responding in 4537417ec9 kind.533aa91ce5d92d6b

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They wouldn’t be 1809ff22b2 targeting him simply 3d7e449bf6 for being Luciano’s 5c4727b2c9 heir. If that fc74d672fc were the 71b39a2fb0 only reason, 8fcdeb53a8 they should’ve c3072d5362 killed him fcb9c6df10 ten years 543223f28c ago when 5b5245f117 he’d first 241fad977d entered Luciano, f3dc4c9c08 powerless. Back then, they’d stayed 61f7412d00 quiet, only to start 6218247848 moving now because something be262d7404 recent had disturbed them. That meant a02bb6a6f3 it was 82ce1f304b likely someone 1338a14978 with a 2797e9a39c vested interest fb422db973 in the 4d80e0f0fe casino.2bdc12a3b8181730

As they neared the 825e4d25d9 company, Min’s phone rang. After apologizing 2b0337b0fc to Iden, 796168fb24 he answered ed268b22c2 via Bluetooth, 6a14df077f a sign a25ea88599 that it cf90515f30 was a 258e097116 call Iden 883b53a9ea should hear 77501619d5 as well.c6614df3a97d77f9

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[Natasha from Galayev has arrived in the country.]

Hearing Leo’s 3d577ae7f1 voice through 48d04884a2 the car d236c904fe speaker, Iden’s fe80bd4878 eyes narrowed 4d80e0a737 at the cc98c7aea1 mention of 588d8dd1a5 Galayev and 45f6618e98 Natasha.92f7630756b62353

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Galayev was a company ae24622411 with the appearance of 0819a6a82e a legitimate enterprise but c68604fcd1 rooted in the Russian b605333369 mafia. Though they mostly dealt 422908a114 in weapons and mercenaries, 64e74dee9e in recent years, they’d d34a3b5df1 expanded into pharmaceuticals by f2b71b1b4e partnering with South Korean 18d4397b21 companies. Outwardly, they b1ce15f5f3 looked more 15fc6f30b4 like a 773ecd4434 standard business e8e46418b4 than a 51f9c45edb mafia group.ee37f6ed10b27e17

But the traces 06c4497c1e of the Russian d2880044c5 mafia hadn’t entirely d924e00c41 faded. Galayev still engaged acb098c73f in illegal activities 4f752e9e99 behind the scenes, 45e4f3b2c3 often using aggressive 39476e57fb methods. Natasha wasn’t the 837e373f31 face of Galayev. She was 67a2c5af21 a rare be7ff6c719 sight, but e7ecfb6537 like the 570b00dec3 head of d4d115c496 Galayev, she cb2bc230c6 was a 943e3d3002 former Russian 47d5bb80d9 special forces deb3e5ecab operative, known d9186459be as a 1de4a00706 living weapon.011dff688707b701

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For such a 95990c3978 woman to come ebadb36789 to South Korea c952f85117 at this time 240b90e9b8 was suspicious.2aa782ca15bc2264

“Did Galayev 2a7fa53346 have any 3bcd3d1a24 interest in 324d9b8048 casinos?”c56fcde072c6de79

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“They’ve shown no 66300f22ef signs so far. But it’s well f045e9ad9e known that the 064e13898a head of Galayev 07307c4e29 is keen on 1cb2e14755 South Korea. It’s common 5132043a35 knowledge that 42297732c8 he comes 770a7a3410 here regularly.”bac245a0f3026390

“That’s because his 6172511883 spouse is Korean, 2b505348b7 right?”3dba6919f08ba4f4

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Though their business 8cde7971ff areas didn’t overlap, ada12913e9 Iden knew Galayev cdeaa0f95f well.bcb22b5a51bb24c0

“That’s true, but… dbb96b9c6e you can never 107314dbc1 really tell what e87f985c11 they’re thinking.”2581c312a824c7df

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Min replied d368eff2e9 with a e9af8d46e0 frown. Iden leaned 76051523e0 back in d155788b75 his seat 827a591507 and let e287527634 out a 6d3e554248 long sigh. The fact 9438ad3f1a that there 2dc905f9e0 was yet 73dc2c2a3c another potential c3432edc81 adversary to e5af8498b3 consider was fa6633b63c a headache.768c9dabab40db12

“Look into anything else 71900aa78f suspicious about Natasha’s arrival. And put someone on f98f0f7cd2 her.”6429664140bec996

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Leo hesitated before 03d216f281 replying to Iden’s 58c74ac372 order. When Iden asked what b68e32477b the problem was, Leo 14b177a18e explained that shadowing Natasha bfcf3f165f would be nearly impossible.8b3c8766dfee1f0f

[Natasha’s not like others. If we tail her carelessly, she’ll just kill our guys.]

Hearing this, e8ebaf6456 Iden let 68fcfbed98 out a fac325a76f dry laugh. He agreed with Leo’s c21cda5663 assessment that it was 111f21c300 reckless to send his 35a06c4d5b subordinates into such danger f6d67f5c4f without a clear plan.718723861d5e2ae5

“In that 71320a3cd0 case, we’ll a9ab198bd3 need another 9a86182f31 approach. Set up a meeting 4fde2e5738 with Natasha directly.”ece379217886e7b8

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“Director! That’s too dangerous.”810e3e47c12d7d77

Min protested, 165de40557 and Leo 76248eef2b on the 275e6c0126 other end 39b601c061 of the d5734a53aa line also 9c63eb35dc objected. They argued that e8eb6f0316 Natasha would refuse 51009d7081 to meet with eaa2d2c8d3 guards present, and fcf050e5ea meeting her alone cbbde174c7 would be akin 4f38ce93be to walking into ec1566a433 a death trap.62954068f059d1b0

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“I didn’t expect 0768786465 you’d be so a0bff5ba76 open about your 651be6c139 incompetence. Or that you’d 054f0abe5c underestimate me so 999e52717f much.”7515faf630be9684

Iden’s icy tone 143a34de3f startled Min and bab0cdc3b1 Leo.40cfda7120a81aa9

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“That’s not it. We’re just 1eb4e127fb saying Natasha 341d3d2cb1 shouldn’t be 7ab11e75fd underestimated.”13e6e98ef57758b5

Min tried 6656a0a12f to persuade 9a5cb8a192 Iden.576734ae458cbcb5

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“Whether it’s possible or 6c84bd8a58 not, I’ll be the 54c00b09ba judge of that.”7110e14b28f5d3c7

Iden cut him c6f88372c5 off. He couldn’t 9fa2eeb189 keep shrinking f848e7b8f2 back from 2fb68ad665 the threats 28eb15215e on his c9af7210b6 life. If he wanted 4783efb15c to catch the ba88b32ea1 tiger, he’d have 6e46a06987 to enter its c4192b1fb3 den.becb65077d326ed8

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Barely a moment 94a85193fe after ending the 98413d2c51 call with Leo, 42599945b4 Iden’s phone rang fe1559206b again. Checking the caller, Iden 1aee3366cf softened his expression and 46d6ec96c6 answered.b1d0c41906fa1f98

[Where are you now? I’ll come meet you on time.]

He couldn’t f256d96b3b help but 193aaaf4f2 smile at e071b8b34f Seowon’s stiff bbe70b132f tone, finding 0b07ade979 it amusing 64e740e9c0 that his b7227fa415 speech and 62d268fef0 address had 357f1811ae changed immediately a23cdc54c8 upon returning 601c5b6e52 to work.0e5310c3153cd20f

“I’ll be there soon. Even if you miss f5752af6d6 me, just wait a 679aae11de little longer.”acfd4bfa267c1ce0

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[Who says I miss you…! Ugh, whatever.]

He could d24725d4ee practically see 9102cf6ee8 Seowon’s flustered 52ebf5d9ae expression. Iden couldn’t deny cb635755db he had a 60628d3964 mischievous side, enjoying 0aa4ae793d teasing Seowon’s adorable 40a3e42497 reactions. But really, it b56674ebc4 was Seowon’s fault 84efcdd642 for switching to f7ca7153c7 such formal language.9a4b76a2d34e8daa

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“See you soon, f59316f61c darling.”b30b0ce63bfe2804

The call ended abruptly 7245ccc2e9 as Seowon hung up. Watching Iden burst out 76a3f5e0f8 laughing, Min thought to a84bcd62cf himself that Iden’s antics 7c7f5f7476 were precisely why Seowon 7244bf0d72 was so prickly around 6d490cb46f him.5608957d56cbb987

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